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Make it so, says Canada Post

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TORONTO - “Star Trek” fans can now get Starfleet’s most famous figures to help deliver their mail, thanks to a new collection of seven stamps issued on Friday by Canada Post, the country’s mail operator.

The stamps, a followup to a set released last year for the science-fiction franchise’s 50th anniversary, include the captains from each of the five “Star Trek” television series already aired. They are depicted alongside a key nemesis from the series.

The sixth stamp is of the Galileo shuttle craft, which first appeared in the original series in 1966. A holographic foil stamp in the shape of a “Borg” cube is the seventh in the collection. (rtr) A Star Trek stamp, part of a set of seven issued by Canada Post, is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained

by Reuters April 28, 2017.

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China’s first androgynous all-girl pop band challenges ideal of femininity BEIJING - China’s all-girl “boy band”, FFC-Acrush, had more than 749,000 followers on social networking site Weibo even before any of their music was released.

Sporting short bobs, loose T-shirts and barely there makeup, Acrush’s androgynous look is bucking centuries-old norms in a society where girls strive to look feminine and act demurely.

Marketed by sports brand Fantasy Football Confederation (FFC), the five women - aged 18 to 24 - held their first news conference in Beijing on Friday as their first single “Action” was released.

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj “We want the girls to break the Members of China’s all-girl “boyband” FFC- mould,” the band’s agent, Zhou Xiaobai, Acrush prepare for band’s maiden press told Reuters. conference in Beijing, China April 28, 2017.

The letter ‘A’ in the band’s name is a

reference to the god Adonis - the archetype of youthful male beauty in Greek mythology. It’s not the first time Chinese music agents have had the idea of forming a gender-neutral act.

In 2005, a boyish-looking Li Yuchun briefly won fans with her style. She also sparked debate about how women should dress in a conservative society.

Held back by worry about a social backlash, the music industry had stayed away from marketing “handsome girl” acts until 2016.

Last year, Zhejiang Huati Culture Communication, an entertainment startup backed by Tencent Holdings, was looking to create a girl band when the idea of an androgynous act came about.

“It was rather a coincidence. We hap-

pened to see many ‘handsome girls’ during the auditions, and people thought they looked quite all right. Then it hit me that now is the time,” Zhejiang Huati’s chief executive Wang Tianhai told Reuters.

Acrush is one of several bands under the FFC brand, which aims to be a pioneer in sports entertainment by mixing sports with music and dance.

All FFC bands - including Acrush must learn how to play soccer.

Soccer is backed President Xi Jinping, and the sport is expected to boom into a 5 trillion yuan ($725 billion) business by 2025.

“It is a new adventure for us and also for the Chinese pop music market,” said Min Junqian, a member of Acrush. (rtr)

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Hollande urges French: vote Macron for sake of France and Europe

PARIS - President Francois Hollande urged the French on France but also for the European Saturday to choose centrist Emmanuel Macron over far-right Union.” opponent Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election, telling voters it was their duty to Europe as well Prime Minister French far-right presidential hopeas France.

Hollande had previously said he would vote for his former economy minister but had not given voting instructions.

Polls show Macron winning on May 7 with about 59-60 percent, but the momentum has been with Le Pen, who has clawed back about five percentage points over the past week.

Le Pen on Saturday chose defeated first-round candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her chosen prime minister if she were to be elected, a bid to attract his voters.

“One has to take the ballot paper, the Macron one, and consider it as the ballot that will prevent (the country) from the far right,” Hollande said on the sidelines of a European Union summit devoted to Brexit.

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“The consequences would be high if France were to turn away from Europe. The choice of the French people is a choice for

ful Marine Le Pen on Saturday chose defeated first-round candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her prime minister, a bid to attract his voters and help her to victory over centrist favourite Emmanuel Macron.

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To face invasion of outside entrepreneurs

Bali needs to strengthen human resources

SINGARAJA - Business sector in Bali grows quite rapidly. It is not just limited to tourism touted to have the largest investment climate in the world.

Lately, the business in the form of provision of Hindu ritual paraphernalia begins to emerge.

Ironically and lately, this profession is even pursued by the outsiders. Meanwhile, the Hindus as users seem to keep

silent like spectators. “When observed, undeniably there are a number of materials for Hindu ritual needs brought in from outside, ranging from coconut to incense,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha), Dr. Naswan Suharsono, on Wednesday (Apr. 26).

According to Suharsono, the needs for Hindu ritual paraphernalia in Bali are very high. It cannot be separated from their life frequently coming into contact with customs

and religion. Analogically, ritual paraphernalia is the yolk whose position serves as the core of the other elements. Then, tourism and industrial sector sit outside and only becomes supporting element.

Departing from this phenomenon, business development related to the devotees is very potential to be cultivated.

Moreover, it is not impossible that it will support the tourism sector where in Bali it is more cultural-based. “Cultural tourism is supported by religion, so that ritual business is very supportive,” he said.

In order to dismiss the invasion of outside entrepreneurs, it is necessary to strengthen human resources that lead to the growth of young entrepreneur who is currently very little.

Surely, to realize it requires a hard work, one of which is building synergies with colleges and partnerships with those having first pursued the business sector.

“Those having experienced the problems like this (minimal entrepreneur—Ed) are not only Bali, but almost all the regions in Indonesia. Ideally, a region or state, a least 5 percent of its population should become entrepreneur, but we are still less than two percent. Bali can awaken it so that the next generation of Bali will return to condition as ever before,” he said.

Amid such situation, this professor from Banyuwangi, East Java, confirmed that Hindu people should start to change their mind, which is able to excel to host. The ritual paraphernalia made independently will be able to bring Bali to get to a more divine vibration. “With such divine vibration, Bali will be more frequented,” he affirmed.

To establish businesses, the role of rural credit agency (LPD) is considered very strategic. As the existence of being much attached to customary village, it will be able to become a source of capital. However, it should be supported by socio-economic and socio-religious oriented management. “Both things must be balanced and made harmonious.

The concept has been owned by Balinese people,” said Suharsono. (sos)

Mangrove supports Nusa Penida tourism the Bali forestry agency to show off the real situation in the field and it has been processed for several times to follow up the proposal,” he explained.

According to Regent Suwirta, the people currently occupying the mangrove forest are ready to rent or pay levies related to the utilization of the mangrove forest. Since there is no clarity in the utilization of mangrove forests, the community becomes restless in exploiting the areas belonging to protected areas.

In addition to be built with tourist accommodation, local community coalesced into a group of 30 people also manage the mangrove forest under supervision of local village. The group has the task to guide travelers around the mangrove park, including managing the park so as to remain clean and beautiful.

Each boat at least can carry four passengers with the rental price of

IDR 100,000. Escorted by a tour guide, travelers will be invited to look around the mangrove destination for about 30 minutes. “We submit to the village as much as IDR 10,000 per boat,” said Ni Made Dani, a member of the mangrove park group at Jungut Batu village.

During holiday season, the number of tourist visits at least reach thousands of people in a week.

They are dominated by travelers from China, England, Australia and others. Besides, there are many travelers during school holidays.

“During high season, I can carry five crossings,” he said.

Ni Made Dani admitted that since three years ago she begun to pursue in the field of tourism.

It happens because her husband, Made Sutiamat, died due to being struck by lightning while harvesting seaweed in 2014. At that time, this mother of three children was also a farmer, but the income was

uncertain with an average of IDR 500,000 per month. So, she then decided to work as a tour guide in the mangrove park with initial

capital to buy a fiber boat worth IDR 3 million. “Now, on average I can earn IDR 90,000 per day,” she concluded. (dwa)

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An Evening With The Elephants

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Customary village expected to get legalized management

SEMARAPURA - Nusa Lembongan Island is inseparable from mangrove forest. Hundreds of people that shift profession into tourism sector rely on their living from tourist visits to the mangrove forest. However, the absence of permit for mangrove forest management makes people manage the area illegally.

This issue also gets the attention of Klungkung Regent, I Nyoman Suwirta. He has also made an approach to provincial government of Bali so that later on people can manage the mangrove forest legally through customary village considering there has been a number of proliferating tourist accommodations in the area of mangrove forest. Moreover, some of them have established permanent buildings.

Regent Suwirta also asked for a solution so that people that have occupied the mangrove forest can manage it legally. “I have invited

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Introducing insect world to children

Lotus Lantern Festival

SEOUL - It’s been quite a few years since Buddha walked the earth, but his life and example are still celebrated across the world. Although each country honors the icon a bit differently, nowhere can you get a more thrilling crash course in all things Buddha than at Seoul’s annual Lotus Lantern Festival. For three glorious days in May, when the big guy’s turns a year older, Korea pulls out all the stops and throws the best birthday party ever.

Taking place across Seoul, the Lotus Lantern Festival is an annual celebration of Buddha’s birth. Preceding the festival, over 100,000 brightly colored lanterns are hung around the streets of Seoul symbolizing offerings of light and compassion. After the lighting of the giant Jangeumdang, the lantern representative of Buddha, the festivities begin! Over 100 experience booths are set up for activities such as teaching visitors to make their own rosaries or lanterns, or dances by host monks in bright robes. The festivi-

ties culminate in the Daedong Celebration, a night of singing and dancing amidst a shower of pink lotus petals.

Although the festival begins Friday evening with the traditional lantern exhibition at Bongeunsa Temple, things don’t really get moving until the song and dance-filled Eoulim Hanmadang (Opening Celebration) the following day. However, if you can only squeeze in one event, the Lotus Lantern Parade is by far the must see. The 2.5 hour parade runs from Dongdaemun History and Culture Park down Jongno Street to Joygesa Temple and literally brings the city to a standstill.

Imagine more than 100,000 locals in traditional dress (hanbok) carrying illuminated lanterns in the shape of flowers, fruits, animals and other Buddhist symbols down one of Seoul’s busiest streets. It’s truly a magical sight. Tapgol Park near Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station is the best bet for a perfect view of the festivities.

The paper and silk lotus lanterns don’t just make for great photo ops; they are an important reminder of Buddha’s life and mission – symbolizing wishes for health, long life and abundance. Buddhism dictates that, in the lighting of a lotus lantern, one commits to doing good in the world and being a proverbial light in the darkness. It’s a wonderful opportunity for followers to focus and rededicate themselves to the tenets of Buddhism. The ceremony has been a staple of the Korean calendar as far back as the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, and is as much a celebration of Korean heritage as it is of Buddha’s birth.

Following the parade is Hoehyang Hanmadang, or simply the post-parade celebration. The Hoehyang Hanmadang is a flurry of events and performances culminating with the traditional ganggangsullae (basically a big, tricky word for a circle dance). Take the opportunity to grab a stranger’s hand while you dance and sing amidst scattered flower

petals. End the night with the great lantern release. Traditionally, wishes and resolutions (seowon) are jotted down on small scraps of paper and burned as thousands of wish lanterns float up into the night sky. The evening ends with the Yeondeungnori (Final Celebration) procession from Insa-dong to the front of Jogyesa Temple.

Generally held on the final afternoon of the three-day event, the Buddhist Street Festival and performances near Jogyesa Temple are also worth checking out. Visitors can stroll through more than 100 booths highlighting various aspects of Buddhist culture.

This is the place to perfect your Buddhist bow, take part in tea ceremony demonstrations, practice Zen meditation and breathing or paint your very own Buddha portrait. If that hasn’t satisfied your Zen lust make your own lantern, taste temple dishes or strike up a conversation with a friendly monk. A tip: they’re the ones in grey who can’t seem to stop smiling. (IBP/net)

FESTIVE atmosphere was presented in the north parking lot of Lumintang City Park on Saturday morning (Apr. 29). Dozens of elementary school-age children in scout and sport uniforms seemed to meet the Indonesian Mantis and Phasmid Forum (IMPF) stand guarded by Garda Bagus Damastra and Ilham Maulana Ibrahim.

Breeders of various types of mantis and phasmid from Yogyakarta and Bandung are indeed invited specifically to enliven the Agrifest 2017. In the annual event, the student executive board of Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, introduced the world of insects to elementary school and kindergarten students in Denpasar.

According to Garda Bagus Damastra, the IMPF does have a moral obligation to educate the public, especially younger generation regarding the insect life, especially from the family of Mantidae and Phylliidae. Not a few of these insects are very beneficial to farmers because they serve as a predator or natural predator of various types of agricultural pests.

On the other hand, many children are frightened or phobic when dealing with insects and consider it a hazardous animal that must be destroyed. “Actually, there are so many species of insects that must be preserved because of their vital function in maintaining the balance of ecosystem. One of them serves as a predator or natural predator of various types of agricultural pests.

Through this event, the IMPF wanted to educate people especially elementary and kindergarten students. If serious and painstaking, they can also take care of, treat and even breed these insects in a special cage,” he said.

Other than serving as a predator of agricultural crop pests, he said, some types of mantis and phasmid also have a fairly high economic value because of their unique appearance having beautiful and attractive color. Moreover, some of them have now become favorite animal like chirping birds, dogs and cats as well as various other exotic animals.

This phenomenon is seen as a very promising economic opportunity so that breeders appear in numbers that specifically breed mantis and phasmid for sale. The emergence of these breeders is certainly very positive because they are able to reduce the action of catching these insects in their natural habitat.

“Currently, there are many successful hobbyists that breed various types of mantis and phasmid in terrarium or special cage. Of course, it is very wise if the insect hobbyists wishing to keep these insects purchase from the captive or does not rely on the catch from nature.

By that way, the preservation of these insects in their natural habitat can be maintained,” Garda Bagus Damastra suggested.

Meanwhile, Ilham Maulana Ibrahim added that raising mantis and phasmid is not too complicated. However, he advised the hobbyists to keep the mantis from the results of breeding. In addition to having higher survival as it is conditioned to be able to adapt to confined spaces, it is essential for conservation or preservation of these insects in their natural habitat.

“Moreover, its presence in nature also acts as farmers’ friend because it helps eradicate pests of agriculture naturally,” he reminded. (ian)

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Breeders of various types of mantis and phasmid from Yogyakarta and Bandung are indeed invited specifically to enliven the Agrifest 2017.

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The estimation on the decline in coffee production in harvest 2017 makes farmers rather difficult to meet the export demand.

Extreme weather

Farmers difficult to meet export quota of Robusta coffee

TABANAN - Based on experience of each odd year, the production of Robusta coffee in Pupuan shows an increase. However, this is doubtful to happen in 2017 due to extreme weather so that the growth of coffee fruit declines and the harvest is estimated to delay from the previous schedule. The estimation on the decline in coffee production in harvest 2017 makes farmers rather difficult to meet the export demand. The export demand for Pupuan Robusta coffee this year amounts to three containers.

Plantation Division Head of the Tabanan Agriculture Agency, Dewa Ketut Budidana Susila, said on Wednesday (Apr. 26) that the export demand in 2016 reaching two containers could only be met one container by farmers. In 2017, the demand increases to three containers. “But considering the extreme conditions like this time, it is feared the demand is difficult to be met,” he said.

Harvest of Robusta coffee in Tabanan reaches its peak in July to September. Currently, some coffee plants have borne fruits, but not yet ready to be harvested. Meanwhile, the exported coffee depends on whether the demand is in the form of redly and wetly picked or dry conditions. “By and large, the demand is in the form of being picked redly and wetly. To fulfill this, farmers must pick their coffee beans in really ripe condition before being processed. It is not so dry and 10 days after picking,” explained God Budi.

Short processing time and storage for redly and

wetly picked coffee bean would require a large enough harvest so that the fulfillment of export quota can be undertaken when the coffee is in peak harvest time.

Considering the export potential of Robusta coffee of Pupuan, it is necessary to improve the quality and stability of production. In order to be able to overcome this, the government of Tabanan encouraged farmers of Robusta coffee in Pupuan from 39 subak abian groups to participate in the Society of Geographical Indications Protection (MPIG) certification of the Pupuan Robusta coffee. The assessment itself will take place on May 14 and 15, 2017.

According to Dewa Budi, preparation for the MPIG certification has been made since 2015. With the ownership of the certificate, farmers’ commitment and protection of their coffee production will be maintained.

“The certification also states therein that there should be no land conversion. As a result, coffee plantation must be maintained so as to keep production in the future,” explained Dewa Budi.

After obtaining the MPIG certificate, the agriculture agency will provide staff training on quality maintenance so that the quality of the exported Robusta coffee can be assessed and maintained for safe and accountable quality when exported in the future.

Based on the data in 2016, Pupuan has 39 subak abian groups with the area of Robusta coffee plantation reaching 9,586.31 hectares, where 822.45 hectares of them belong to the plants that have not produced yet; 8,197.91 hectares of productive plants and 1,134.27 hectares of plants that have not produced yet or damaged plants. Meanwhile, the number of Robusta coffee production in 2016 reached 6,101.61 tons. (kmb24)

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Boss of Bakas Levi Rafting dies

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Alleged to be attacked by elephant while feeding SEMARAPURA - Big family of Bakas Levi Rafting at Bakas village, Banjarangkan, is mourning. It happens because the founder of rafting business and the elephant adventure, I Nyoman Levi Suwetha, 60, died while feeding the elephant on Friday (Apr. 28). It is unclear what caused the rafting business owner in Melangit River to die. There is a suspect if Nyoman Levi had been attacked by his elephant to faint. As a result, he was immediately rushed to emergency room of Klungkung Hospital.

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As information obtained in the field, Nyoman Levi is alleged to have been attacked by his elephant around 10:30.

As information obtained in the field, Nyoman Levi is alleged to have been attacked by his elephant around 10:30. It started when he came from Denpasar. When arriving at Bakas Levi Rafting, Nyoman Levi then fed his elephant in the cage. However, when feeding it, suddenly the male elephant of Lampung race wrapped around his body using its trunk and slammed him to fall unconscious.

After that, the victim (Nyoman Levi) was rushed to emergency room of Klungkung Hospital.

But when arrived at hospital around 10:50, the victim was declared to have died. Based on the information of the emergency room officer, the victim suffered an abrasion on top left side of the head with the length of about five centimeters, three centimeters wide and two centimeters deep. In addition, the victim also suffered blisters on the face and abrasion in the left thigh and in the right chest with a length of three centimeters, one centimeter wide and three centimeters deep. There are allegations if the wounds on the chest caused the victim to die.

From the observation at Klungkung Hospital, many families of Nyoman Levi had gathered in the emergency room. His son and daughter-in-law looked back and forth into the emergency room.

Family members looked shocked when arriving in the emergency room. However, they prohibited journalists and officers of Klungkung Police from seeking information and photos for privacy reasons.

The family also refused to do an autopsy. Moreover, the management of Bakas Levi Rafting also denied the incidents afflicting to its boss.

To a number of journalists, the management of Bakas Levi Rafting, Nyoman Merta, at the hospital said that his boss has a history of heart disease. He also suspected Nyoman Levi died of fatigue. Previously, he attended many activities ranging from Galungan feast day to melasti ceremony by walking from Klungkung four-way intersection to Pundukdawa Temple at Dawan.

“We do not know whether they have any correlation. However, his body looks lethargic after that,” said Nyoman Merta.

However, Nyoman Merta admitted that his boss died while feeding the elephant in Bakas Levi Rafting.

Almost every day Nyoman Levi is said to feed the small animal in Bakas Levi Rafting, including the elephants he raised. The food given is in the form of fruits taken from home. Right now, he raises a total of eight elephants in Bakas Levi Rafting.

“For the past 20 years I worked with him, he very much loves animal and can quickly adapt. Instead I salute with him because he is the only local entrepreneur of Bali paying attention to animals,” he said.

What about the process of burial or pelebon? Nyoman Merta could not ascertain because there is still a ceremony at Dalem Temple of Bakas village. So, his party with the family will further coordinate with the local customary village. “For a while, his body is commended at Sanglah Hospital while waiting for coordination with customary village,” he said.

Separately, Chief of Banjarangkan Police, Ni Luh Wirati, when confirmed justified the incident.

According to her, her institution and personnel have come down to investigate the crime scene. Proceeds of crime scene investigation indicated that the incident afflicting to the boss of Bakas Levi Rafting is purely work accident. “We’ve done crime scene investigation.

And it is pure work accident,” she said. (kmb)

To restore population

Hundreds of thousands of fingerlings restocked in Lake Batur

BANGLI - Fish population in the waters of Lake Batur, Kintamani, had reduced due to the burst of sulfur. The sulfur originating from the bottom of the lake had an impact on the death of thousands of fish living wild in the Lake Batur en masse. To restore the fish population in Lake Batur, the government of Bangli did restocking of hundreds of thousands of fingerlings on Friday (Apr. 28).

The restocking activities were held at Kedisan village, Kintamani, led by Assistant III of General Administration Affairs, Wayan Warta Megantara, in a series of the 813th anniversary of Bangli town followed by some heads of agency in the Bangli government and the community.

Wayan Megantara who was representing the Regent of Bangli, Made Gianyar, said the restocking activity is the best measure to restore and increase fish population in public waters of Lake Batur.

This restocking activity also helps the community to fulfill their fish protein and improve people’s economy around Batur Lake. To that end, the government hoped the community and fish farmers in the area of Lake Batur to continuously assist the government programs in the eco-friendly fishery development and maintain the preservation of Lake Batur.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fishery Agency (PKP), I Wayan Sukartana, said that restock-

ing activity is a regular activity conducted by the government of Bangli every year. On Friday, it restocked 100,000 fingerlings in Lake Batur.

Aside from at Kedisan village, the restocking activities will also be done gradually this year.

As planned, another restocking will be held on August 19 at Buahan village amounting to 50,000 fingerlings, 50,000 fingerlings at Abang Batu Dinding village and 100,000 fingerlings at Hulundanu Songan village on September 23.

“To carry out the continuous restocking activities from year to year, there should also be support from related parties both from private parties, fishery business players and general public,” said Sukartana. (kmb40)

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To restore the fish population in Lake Batur, the government of Bangli did restocking of hundreds of thousands of fingerlings.

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An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017.

ASEAN gives Beijing a pass on S. China Sea dispute, cites ‘improving cooperation’ MANILA - Southeast Asian leaders took a softer stance on disputes in the South China Sea during a summit that ended on Saturday, avoiding tacit references to China’s building and arming of its manmade islands, according to the chairman’s statement.

A final statement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was not made available until Sunday, dropped the references to “land reclamation and militarization” included in the text issued at last year’s meeting in Laos and an earlier, unpublished version seen by Reuters on Saturday.

The outcome follows what two ASEAN diplomats said were efforts by Chinese foreign ministry and embassy officials in Manila to pressure ASEAN chair the Philippines to keep Beijing’s contentious activities in the strategic waterway off ASEAN’s official agenda.

It also indicates four ASEAN members who the diplomats said had wanted a firmer position had agreed to the more conciliatory tone in the statement.

China is not a member of ASEAN and was not attending the summit but is extremely sensitive about the content of its statements and considers it a barometer of

the bloc’s dissent over its artificial islands in disputed waters.

China’s embassy in Manila could not be reached and its foreign ministry did not respond to request for comment on Saturday.

The ASEAN statement also noted “the improving cooperation between ASEAN and China”, and did not include references to “tensions” or “escalation of activities” seen in earlier drafts and in last year’s text.

It noted some leaders’ concerns about “recent developments”.

Beijing has reacted angrily to members expressing their concern about its rapid reclamation of reefs in the Spratly archipelago and its installation of missile systems on them.

According to some experts, China is now capable of deploying combat aircraft on several of its manmade features.

POINTLESS TO PRESSURE The softened statement comes

as the current ASEAN chairman, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeks to bury the hatchet with China after years of wrangling over its maritime assertiveness, including its four-year blockade of the Scarborough Shoal.

Beijing has quietly eased that, in response to Duterte’s request to allow Filipinos to fish there again.

Duterte set the tone for the meeting on Thursday when he told reporters it would be pointless discussing China’s maritime activities, because no one dared to pressure Beijing anyway.

An ASEAN diplomat on Sunday said the statement was a genuine representation of the atmosphere of the Manila meetings.

“We respected the Philippines’ views and cooperated with the Philippines as this year’s chair,” the diplomat said.

“It clearly reflected how the issue was discussed.”

Duterte’s foreign policy approach represents a stunning reversal of that of the previous administration, which had close ties with the United States and was seen by China as a nuisance. (rtr)

SEOUL - South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.

In a telephone call on Sunday, Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, reassured his South Korean counterpart, Kim Kwan-jin, that the U.S. alliance with South Korea was its top priority in the AsiaPacific region, the South’s presidential office said.

The conversation followed another North Korean missile test-launch on Saturday which Washington and Seoul said was unsuccessful, but which drew widespread international condemnation.

Trump, asked about his message to North Korea after the latest missile test, told reporters: “You’ll soon find out”, but did not elaborate on what the U.S. response would be.

Trump’s comments in an interview with Reuters on Thursday that he wanted Seoul to pay for the THAAD deployment perplexed South Koreans and raised questions about his commitment to the two countries’ alliance.

South Korean officials responded that the cost was for Washington to bear, under the bilateral agreement.

“National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster explained that the recent statements by President Trump were

made in a general context, in line with the U.S. public expectations on defence cost burden-sharing with allies,” South Korea’s Blue House said in a statement, adding that McMaster requested the call.

Major elements of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system were moved into the planned site in Seonjgu, in the south of the country, this week.

The deployment has drawn protests from China, which says the powerful radar which can penetrate its territory will undermine regional security, and from local residents worried they will be a target for North Korean missiles.

About 300 residents rallied on Sunday as two U.S. Army lorries tried to enter the THAAD deployment site.

Video provided by villagers showed protesters blocking the road with a car and chanting slogans such as “Don’t lie to us! Go back to your country!”

Police said they had sent about 800 officers to the site and two residents were injured during clashes with them.

South Korea and the United States say the sole purpose of THAAD is to guard against North Korean missiles.

The United States is seeking more help from China, the North’s major ally, to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development. Trump, in the Reuters interview, praised Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a “good man”. (rtr)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor (L bottom) is seen in Seongju, South Korea, April 26, 2017.

Picture taken April 26, 2017.

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BUSINESS Cuba warns of further belt tightening as Venezuelan crisis deepens

HAVANA - Cuba plans to reduce spending further in 2018 following two years of budget cuts, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma wrote on Friday, as a deepening crisis in socialist ally Venezuela puts the squeeze on its finances.

The Caribbean island began to slash imports and reduce the use of fuel and electricity last year, sending its centrally planned economy into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter century.

“The basic premise (of the 2018 plan) is to meet production and service goals through efficiency and a lowering of costs to levels less than in 2017,” Granma wrote on Friday, citing a presentation of Economy Minister Ricardo Cabrisas to the Council of Ministers.

In the wake of the 2014 crash in oil prices, Venezuela has reduced shipments of subsidized fuel to communist-run Cuba, as well as payments for Cuban professional services.

Other oil-producing allies, such as Angola and Algeria, also find themselves short of cash to pay for Cuban services.

Tourists sit in a balcony at a restaurant in old Havana, Cuba, April 28, 2017.

A boom in tourism has not been enough to stem the hemorrhaging of hard currency in a country embargoed by the United States. Cuba does not publish upto-date information on its debt, balance of payments and current account.

Cuban President Raul Castro admitted a year ago that the country was strapped for cash, adding in December that it was having trouble paying suppliers and thanking them for their patience.

The economy shrank 1 percent last year, he said, after averaging 3

percent growth the previous four years.

Relatively minor gas shortages appeared this month and the supply of imported consumer goods has been irregular this year.

Diplomats and foreign businessmen said some joint venture

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partners were having problems repatriating profits as state-run banks were short of cash to send abroad.

“It was reiterated that the plan (2018) must be objective, adjusted for the resources the country has,” Granma wrote.(rtr)

ed fees for the first time in decades in an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s long-neglected roads and bridges.

The measure will increase excise taxes on gasoline by 12 cents per gallon, from the current rate of 28 cents, and on diesel fuel by 20 cents per gallon over the next 10 years. It will go into effect in November.

The bill cleared the state legislature three weeks ago, on the strength of a two-thirds supermajority the Democrats wield in both houses that allows them to pass new taxes with little or no Republican support.

Republicans condemned the increases, saying the state’s transportation taxes and fees are already among the highest in the nation.

They call the measure the largest gasoline tax in California’s history.

“Californians got a lemon of a gas and car tax hike today,” Senate Republican leader Patricia Bates said.

The average motorist in California, a state renowned for its car culture, will see transportation costs rise by about $10 a month, the bill’s supporters say. The governor insisted the pain of higher taxes would be more than offset by economic benefits.

“Safe and smooth roads make California a better place to live and strengthen our economy,” Brown said. “This legislation will put thousands of people to work.”

Brown, a Democrat who has governed largely as a fiscal moderate, refused to back any plan that involved borrowing money to shore up a sagging transportation system that has gone unrepaired and unexpanded for decades.

Supporters say the measure is needed to address a mounting backlog of deferred maintenance projects, including more than 500 bridges statewide requiring major

repair, most of which are considered structurally deficient.

The fuel tax increases, together with higher vehicle registration fees and a new $100 annual fee on owners of electric-only vehicles, would raise $5.2 billion a year, all earmarked for road, highway and bridge repairs, along with mass transit and anti-congestion projects.

To address concerns that those revenues might end up diverted elsewhere in the budget, the bill calls for a state constitutional amendment to be placed on the June 2018 ballot that would, if approved, prohibit spending the funds on anything but transportation.

Supporters foresee creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next decade, based on a federal formula that projects gains of some 13,000 jobs for every $1 billion of investment.(rtr)

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Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, Devotees Appeal for Salvation and Welfare

Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan or commonly known as Buda Kliwon Pahang falling on Wednesday (May 10) is the end of the series of Galungan feast day. It is marked by withdrawing the penjor and burning it. Likewise, all the attributes of the penjor such as bakang, lamak, sampian and so on are burned. The ashes are put into a young ivory coconut and then buried in the house yard.

Ashes of the penjor symbolize prosperity, so that on that day the Hindus plead to God to be blessed with fertility. However, before withdrawing the penjor, people must first put offerings or canang on the bamboo platform shrine that the series of Galungan feast day has already completed. It is resumed with masegeh procession, including at the location of penjor.

Chairman of Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) Bali, Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana said that the series of Galungan feast day ends on Buda Kliwon Pahang.

Thus, the preaching of dharma has lasted for 42 days.

During the series of Galungan is also known as the Uncal Balung. During that time, people generally abstain from organizing Panca Yadnya (five sacrifices) ritual activities, including wedding, except for pujawali or festival at temple or family or clan temple happening to fall during this period. After Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, people usually go back

to choosing auspicious days to perform Panca Yadnya ceremony, including wedding.

Prof. Sudiana said that after the end of the Galungan series, people are reminded to always be able to apply the values ??of dharma (truth) and maintain victory against adharma. Human must be able to really win and take advantage of the graces bestowed on Galungan. “On Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, we ask salvation, prosperity and protection from hazardous things to Motherland,” he said.

READ Topeng Panca of Denpasar City Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan also poses an expression of gratitude to deities because we have been able to carry out the teachings during the Galungan feast day well. “Since then, human beings have been mature to bring themselves, not tied to adharma. They are considered to have possessed good thoughts, words and deeds so that they are ready to live their life well according to the teachings of dharma,” he asserted.

Topeng Panca of Denpasar City

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The City of Denpasar’s Council of the Arts is preparing a presentation of “Topeng Panca” for the Mask Parade that will be part the prestigious Bali Arts Festival (PKB) that is in its 38th year. They showed themselves ready during a performance presented to the Province of Bali’s steering committee at Bali Banjar Kehen, in Kesimen Petilan Village, Denpasar last week. Denpasar Topeng Panca’ (five masks) group, Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna was given the go ahead to perform in the Bali Arts Festival.

Head of Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna, Putu Adi Sujana explained that the theme of this performance was “Pagubangan Warak” or “The blood Spilling”. He also explained that the group only had a limited amount of time to rehearse because of the short notice that they were given by the Municipal Government and also because of the difficulty in scheduling rehearsals with members of the group who live far away.

“This is the risk one takes when working with people with experience, on the other hand there is no need to worry about the quality of the work. After this performance we will evaluate the situation based on the directions given by the Provincial committee”, he said.

The group is made all the more interesting because Made Jimat is one of the organisers. Jimat is widely admired by the public for having played a pivotal role in the development of the Topeng Keras and Torpeng Arsa Wijaya masked dances. Also, Mayor of Denpasar representative IGN Jayanegara along with City of Denpasar’s Departement of Culture representative Dra. Ni Nyoman Sujati, MM are also giving their full spport to Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna. (kmb)

After that, explained Prof. Sudiana, people just need to implement the values ??of dharma in everyday life to gain peace and tranquility. During the series of Galungan festivities lasting for one month and seven days, people are encouraged to control

themselves in order to live together and can perform services, dedication and quality improvement of human resources. Besides, they must do coexistence, mutual help and mutual respect according to religious teachings. (kmb)

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Trump celebrates first 100 days as president, blasts media

HARRISBURG - U.S. President Donald Trump hit the road on Saturday to celebrate his first 100 days in the White House with cheering supporters at a campaign-style rally, touting his initial achievements and lashing out at critics.

Trump told a Pennsylvania crowd he was just getting started on meeting his campaign promises. He repeatedly attacked an “incompetent, dishonest” media, saying they were not telling the truth about his administration’s accomplishments.

“My administration has been delivering every single day for the great citizens of our country,” Trump said in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “We are keeping one promise after another, and frankly the people are really happy about it.”

The rally occurred on the same day as a climate march at which thousands of protesters surrounded the White House, and it also coincided with the annual black-tie White House press dinner in Washington.

Trump and his staff chose to skip the press dinner because of what he said was unfair treatment by the press. Trump said he was thrilled to be away from the “Washington swamp”.

“A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation’s capital right now,” Trump said to loud boos from the crowd. “If the media’s job is to be honest and to tell the truth, the media deserves a very, very big fat failing grade.”

Trump listed what he said were some of his key early accomplishments, including the successful confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice Neil Gorsuch and clearing away many regulations on the environment and business.

He also listed his approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, killing a pending Asian trade pact, and enhanced security measures that have led to a sharp decline in illegal border crossings at the southern border.

“The world is getting the message: if you try to illegally enter the United States, you will be caught, detained, deported or put in prison,” Trump said.

He shrugged off his failure to score major legislative victories on his core campaign promises, such as repeal and

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U.S. President Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 29, 2017. replacement of the Affordable Care Act and construction of a Mexican border wall. Trump’s ban on visitors from some Muslim nations was blocked in court.

He blamed Democrats for the legislative failures so far and said all of his promises would be kept eventually.

“We’ll build the wall, people, don’t even worry about it,” he said.

Some supporters in the crowd said they were willing to give Trump more time.

“I voted for him and I’ll give him a year. That’s enough time to whip Congress into shape and get some deals done,” said Michael Casciaro, 54, a civilian contractor for the military.

Trump said he reversed course on promises to name China a currency manipulator because he wanted its help in trying to rein in North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.

Trump has said all options are on the table if Pyongyang

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, attend the BBC’s Marr Show in London, Britain April 30, 2017.

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Dupont-Aignan is a nationalist whose protectionist economic policies are close to those of the National Front’s Le Pen and who, like her, wants to reduce the powers of European Union institutions.

He scored 4.7 percent of votes in the first round on April 23, and

announced on Friday, as widely expected, that he was backing her for the decisive May 7 second round.

The alliance could help draw in other voters from the edges of the mainstream right, but it risks alienating some of the far-left support she needs if she is to upset the odds and win France’s most important election in decades.

“We will form a government of national unity that brings together people

persists in its nuclear development.

In an excerpt of an interview with “Face the Nation” of CBS, set to air on Sunday and Monday and conducted during the trip to Pennsylvania, Trump said he would “not be happy” if North Korea conducted a nuclear test. Asked if that would mean military action, Trump said “I don’t know, I mean we’ll see.”

Reveling in the cheers in Harrisburg, Trump made reference again to his upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, which he said “carried us to a big, beautiful win on Nov. 8.”

Trump left Washington as another in a series of protests against his administration was winding up. Thousands of marchers made their way through Washington’s streets during the People’s Climate March, a protest against Trump’s moves to roll back environmental regulations. (rtr)

UK PM May braces for difficult Brexit talks after EU adopts tough stance LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday divorce talks with the European Union would be difficult, responding to the tough stance taken by EU leaders over the upcoming Brexit negotiations.

EU leaders endorsed stiff di-

vorce terms for Britain on Saturday and warned Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to keep their access to EU markets.

“What this shows, and what some of the other comments we’ve seen coming from European leaders

shows, is that there are going to times when these negotiations are going to be tough,” May told the BBC. May also reaffirmed her position that she would be prepared to walk away from the talks on leaving the EU without a deal if she did not like what was on offer from Brussels. (rtr)

chosen for their competence and their love of France,” Le Pen told a Paris news conference, sitting side-by-side with her choice for premier.

The first round elimination of two other main presidential candidates, the far-left’s Jean-Luc Melenchon and conservative Francois Fillon, was greeted with relief by investors and EU partners of France, a founder of the bloc, a key member of the NATO defence alliance, and the world’s fifth

largest economy.

Le Pen had for months seemed sure of a second round place, even though the race was closely fought, and polls ahead of round one showed Macron with a far greater chance than Fillon of beating her next Sunday.

Melenchon, for his part, offered the prospect of a second-round choice between two candidates who would tear up international trade treaties and whose presidencies could be fatal to

a European Union already weakened

by Britain’s departure.

Macron and Le Pen between them accounted for only 45 percent of the first round vote, and the battle is now on for the remainder.

Polls show Macron winning next Sunday with about 59-60 percent, but the momentum has been with Le Pen, who has clawed back about five percentage points over the past week. (rtr)

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Female clerics declare fatwa on child marriage in Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR - Female clerics on Thursday issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage in Indonesia in a bid to stop young girls becoming brides in the world’s most populous Muslim country.

The fatwa - which is influential among Muslims but not legally binding - came at the end of an extraordinary three-day conference of female Islamic clerics: a rare example of women assuming a lead role in religious affairs in this mostly-Muslim country.

“Maternal mortality is very high in Indonesia. We - as female clerics - can play a role on the issue of child marriage,” conference organiser Ninik Rahayu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

“Female clerics know the issues and obstacles women face, we can take action and not just wait for the government to protect these children,” she said by phone from Cirebon in the West Java province, where the congress was held.

Indonesia has one of the worst records for under-age marriage - its high number of child brides puts it among the top 10 countries worldwide - and it is common for girls to marry before they turn 18. Thursday’s fatwa, or religious edict, called underage marriage “harmful” and said its prevention was mandatory.

FALLOUT OF EARLY WEDLOCK

One in six Indonesian girls

marry before they turn 18, equal to 340,000 girls a year, according to the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF. About 50,000 wed before they turn 15. A government report last year showed almost a quarter of married women aged 20-24 had entered wedlock when they were under 18.

The Southeast Asian nation has a population of 250 million.

Under Indonesian laws, the minimum age of marriage for girls is 16, and 19 for boys. In issuing the fatwa, the women clerics cited studies saying many Indonesian child brides could not continue their studies once wed and half their marriages ended in divorce.

They urged the government to raise the minimum marriage age for girls to 18, a demand activists have sought for years. Early marriage not only makes it more likely that girls will quit school, campaigners say it also increases the risks of exploitation, sexual violence, domestic abuse and death in childbirth.

About 300 participants took part in the congress, which included Indonesian women clerics and women leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Malaysia. Organisers billed the three-day conference as the first meeting of its kind in the world.

The congress also issued two other fatwa against environmental destruction and sexual violence, which the clerics said are against Islamic teaching and fundamental human rights. (rtr)

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Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo reviews troops with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte (not pictured) at the presidential palace ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, Philippines April 28, 2017.

Indonesia calls for stability, peace in Korean Peninsula

JAKARTA - Following a recent spike in tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Indonesia has called for stability and peace in the region.

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President Joko Widodo expressed concern over the rising tensions in the Korean peninsula during a retreat session at the 30th ASEAN Summit held at the Formal Living Room, Coconut Palace, Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday.

“The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should send across a strong message to North Korea to comply with all UN Security Council resolutions,” Widodo emphasized. The ASEAN also expects all parties to exercise restraint, so that the situation in the Korean peninsula will not spiral out of control. “Stability and peace in the Korean Peninsula must be restored,” he noted.

Furthermore, Widodo said he will discuss the

situation in the Korean Peninsula with President of the Peoples Republic of China Xi Jinping in the near future. ASEAN leaders also discussed other international issues, including counterterrorism and the South China Sea. Related to the issue of the South China Sea, ASEAN leaders expected the Code of Conduct (CoC) framework to be completed by mid-2017. The ASEAN member countries and China had discussed the CoC framework in Bali in December 2016, as outlined in the Bali draft.

The draft was further streamlined during a meeting in Siem Reap in Cambodia at the end of March in 2017.

Indonesia expressed hope that global superpowers would not use the South China Sea region to project their clout.

“Indonesia invites the Peoples Republic of China to continue contributing to stability and peace in the South China Sea region,” Widodo stated. (ant)

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Celuk Gold and Silversmiths GIANYAR - The village of Celuk, located approximately 4km southwest of the Sukawati District, is also Bali’s major centre for goldsmiths and silversmiths. The main road of Jalan Raya Celuk is lined up with galleries and workshops.

The village is usually an included stopover on tour itineraries to the central and northern regions such as Ubud and Kintamani. The silver and gold shops line the roads approximately 10km northeast from Denpasar. The village of Celuk is also a link between Bali’s Batubulan-MasSukawati-Ubud ‘golden pentacle’ of artisans and craftsmen.

The gold and silver items crafted

here are of high quality and feature unique and elaborate designs as the craftsmen are known for their skills and their industriousness.

Almost all of the households in the village are homes to jeweller families and each Celuk villager possesses artistic skills in developing and executing intricate designs and varying patterns.

The gold and silver items they produce include souvenirs and mass export items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, studs, broaches and many other Balinese ceremonial accessories and adornments.

As a tourism destination, Celuk

welcomes visitors by the day who come to see the elaborate designing and production processes up close and witness a work of art in the making. Also, produce can be purchased directly here.

Many of the households act as galleries, showcasing items in their front houses through glass displays and others are viewable in their workshops.

Heading eastward along the Jalan Raya Celuk thoroughfare, immediately visible are the rows of galleries and art shops dealing with gold and silver. Several spots also feature items other than jewellery such as uniquely designed silverware; elephant motif spoons, floral

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British boxer Anthony Joshua, left, fights Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko for Joshua’s IBF and the vacant WBA Super World and IBO heavyweight titles at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Joshua won with an 11th round stoppage.

design-rich forks, plates and trays and more is for sale here.

The many rows of art shops welcome not only prospective buyers, but also visitors who are merely interested in their design and production processes.

Finished products are displayed in 360-degree viewing glass cases, enabling visitors to inspect the designs from all angles. Should you wish to inspect an item even closer, you may ask the gallery or shopkeeper to take them out for you, and they will be happy to explain the process of production and other interesting details behind the items.

Most of the items have small paper price tags in US$ and, in many cases, IDR. Prices vary according to weight or the intricacy of the design with items such as small pendants starting from IDR 50,000 or approximately US$ 5.5.

Complex, magnificent items such as silver sail ships in glass displays, or a temple replica reach a high of about IDR 15 million.

Although most of the items bear price tags, bargaining is still possible. A common rule of thumb when buying items at traditional art markets also applies here; start with half of the price on the tag.

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Joshua set to go global after thrilling Klitschko triumph

LONDON - Anthony Joshua was hailed as “the biggest star in British sport and the biggest star in world boxing” after his exhilarating world heavyweight title triumph over Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday sky-rocketed him into the global sporting elite.

After the Briton’s 11th round stoppage of Ukraine’s rejuvenated former champion at Wembley Stadium in a heavyweight title fight for the ages, Joshua’s handlers outlined ambitious plans to turn him into a global phenomenon.

Promoter Eddie Hearn envisages the charismatic, 27-year-old, who unified the IBF and WBA titles in front of a record-equalling 90,000 crowd, emulating his idol, Muhammad Ali, by taking his special talent around the world.

Just as Ali won the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with George Foreman in Zaire and the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ against Joe Frazier, Hearn has plans for Joshua to light up new venues in China, the Middle East and Africa.

“In terms of worldwide stardom, I said ‘you win this fight and you become the biggest star in British sport and the biggest star in world

boxing’,” Hearn told reporters.

“The way he won confirmed it to me,” added the promoter, after revealing that the British pay-perview take up for the fight had been more than the record 1.15 million for the Manny Pacquaio-Floyd Mayweather 2015 ‘fight of the century’.

Joshua, the 2012 Olympic superheavyweight champion, again made for scintillating TV, having to show considerable heart to go with his concussive power to recover from a sixth round knock-down -- the first of his unbeaten professional career.

He got up, took time to recover his senses and find a second wind before twice knocking down Klitschko in the 11th round before the referee came to the stricken Ukrainian’s rescue. It was Joshua’s 19th straight win inside the distance.

“Yet there’s so much more

improvement to come. By unifying the title, I think we completed phase two of the four phases in AJ’s career,” said Hearn.

Phase three, he said, would be the big-money defences around the globe. “The plan, rather than just keep going in the UK, is to explore and break new markets and boundaries,” explained Hearn.

“Like the Middle East, China -- I could see him fighting in the Bird’s Nest Stadium -- and Africa. I want to go worldwide with him. Ali was one of AJ’s inspirations. He knows everything he did.”

British boxing had rarely seen a night like this, so thrilling indeed that even the ‘Terminator’ himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was beside himself at ringside, tweeting that it was “one of the most exciting fights I have ever seen.”

Even Klitschko, who said he would take time to decide whether to continue boxing at 41, reckoned: “It was a great night for boxing and the fans. You will probably be surprised by my statement, but I don’t feel like I lost. Tonight, we all won.” (rtr)

ARIZONA - American cyclist Chad Young died on Friday evening in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, five days after crashing during the Tour of the Gila, the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team announced on Saturday.

Young, 21, suffered severe head injuries in the crash, which occurred at high speed during a mountain descent in New Mexico.

“We lost a friend, a team mate and a family member. I have no words that can express my pain over this loss,” said team manager Axel Merckx, general manager.

“I can only say that I am very thankful to have known him and that I feel privileged to have been able to share in his passion for cycling.”

The fatal crash also involved several other cyclists, who escaped serious injury.

“The crash itself was really no different or remarkable to any other,” Mobius Future Racing general manager Tom Petty told cyclingnews.com. “A small bunch of riders came into the corner.

It was a bit deceiving; they realised they’d misjudged it and in the correction, lost control and crashed,” he said.

Young, from New Hampshire, in his third year with the Axeon team, was racing his first Tour of the Gila.

Fellow cyclists paid tribute to him after hearing the news.

One, Nate Morse, wrote on Instagram: “Chad Young: A friend, a teammate, and an inspiration. A talent, a genius, but humble. An unforgettable smile, laugh, and personality.” (rtr)

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Fit-again Kaka scores for Orlando on emotional return

Kaka made a triumphant return from injury with a goal in Orlando City’s 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer on Saturday. The 35-year-old Brazilian, who had been out since leaving the season opener with a hamstring injury, was inserted in the 60th minute and he

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Bayern Munich’s players celebrates after the match after winning the Bundesliga

Bayern take fifth straight Bundesliga crown with win at Wolfsburg

BERLIN - Bayern Munich celebrated their record-extending fifth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday after crushing VfL Wolfsburg 6-0 to open up an unassailable 10-point lead over secondplaced RB Leipzig with three matches remaining.

The Bavarians, who have now won 27 German championships, are on 73 points with Leipzig on 63 after they were held to a goalless draw by Ingolstadt earlier in the day.

“It is amazing what this team did again this season in the Bundesliga,” said retiring Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. “It is not a given that we will always march through the league like we did this season.” Bundesliga leading scorer Robert Lewandowski netted twice to take his league goal tally to 28 and David Alaba, Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben and Joshua Kimmich were also on target as Bayern rode roughshod over the hosts.

The Bavarians had promised to bounce back following their mid-week German Cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund and last week’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid. They had also failed to win either of their last two league matches, going five games without a win in all competitions as their potential treble-winning season turned into a one-title affair.

“I am extremely happy and we deserved the victory,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti. “It was an amazing experience and I want to thank the fans and the club. Now is the time to celebrate.” There was no self-doubt within Ancelotti’s team on Saturday as they scored three times before halftime, knowing Leipzig had failed to win their match.

Bayern finished off the relegation-threatened Wolves with three more goals in the second half, when the hosts were reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of former Bayern player Luiz Gustavo. “The league is the most hon-

est of titles,” said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

“And now we have won it for the fifth straight time. That is something unusual and amazing.

“We will have a good party tonight and then on the last matchday with the fans. I played 10 years at Bayern and won two league titles. Now we have done it five times in a row. Outstanding.”

Borussia Dortmund remained in third place on 57 points following their goalless draw against Cologne.

Hoffenheim, two points behind in fourth, can move back into the top three with victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Bottom club Darmstadt 98 beat Freiburg 3-0 to earn their third straight win and give themselves yet another lifeline as they are eight points below the relegation playoff spot.

Werder Bremen made it nine wins in their last 11 games with a 2-0 win over European rivals Hertha Berlin to move into sixth place, a point behind their opponents. (rtr)

scored in the stoppage time.

“I cannot put in words what I’m feeling, the emotions to be back to be playing, to score and win another game at home,” the former Brazil midfielder told reporters.

“When I came on the field and all of the supporters clapped for me and were saying my name, it was

unbelievable.

“Today, I showed that I’m ready to join the team again and be part of this amazing group,” added Kaka, the league’s highest paid player.

Orlando (6-1-0) also got its first goal of the campaign from Carlos Rivas who helped the team stay perfect at home. (rtr)

CSKA Sofia coaches hit by firework, stones

SOFIA - Three members of CSKA Sofia’s coaching staff were hit after fans hurled firecrackers and stones during their 3-0 win over bitter city rivals Levski in the Bulgarian league on Saturday. Assistant coach Stefan Genov, their German fitness coach, Thomas Neubert, and another assistant, Kiril Dinchev, were all hit when Levski supporters began throwing missiles at the CSKA bench after Brazilian striker Fernando Karanga scored the third goal in the 53rd minute.

Part of a firecracker struck Genov close to his eye, but he told reporters he was fine. “Thomas was injured after he was hit by a stone and Kiril Dinchev was also hit by a stone,” he said after the Balkan country’s most explosive derby fixture.

Dinchev said that Neubert’s hearing was temporarily damaged in the incidents during the illtempered affair, which featured seven yellow and

two red cards. The eternal derby, as clashes between the two most popular clubs in Bulgaria are known, has a long history of crowd violence.

A 30-year-old man was killed by a bomb in 2000 and hooliganism and arrests have been rife in the past. In 2014 CSKA coach Stoycho Mladenov was knocked unconscious by a snowball thrown from Levski fans.

On Saturday CSKA enjoyed a flying start, scoring twice in the first six minutes through Portuguese midfielder Arsenio and winger Kiril Despodov.

Karanga’s header in the second half put the issue beyond doubt.

The 3-0 win allowed CSKA to leapfrog Levski into second place. The two teams, however, are 13 points behind leaders Ludogorets, who also have a game in hand. (rtr)

Suarez double keeps Barca top after late Marcelo strike rescues Real

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Real Madrid’s Marcelo celebrates scoring.

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BARCELONA - Barcelona came through a testing local derby at Espanyol, winning 3-0 to cling to their slender lead at the top of La Liga after rivals Real Madrid had set the challenge by beating Valencia 2-1 in the earlier kick-off. Barca triumphed thanks to two clinical finishes from Luis Suarez and a strike from Ivan Rakitic following a vintage slalom run by Lionel Messi.

Suarez pounced on a disastrous backpass from Jose Manuel Jurado to break the deadlock in the 50th minute and Rakitic sealed the win in the 76th by side-footing home Messi’s cutback after the Argentine had torn through the home defence. Suarez, who had failed to score in his previous five

games in all competitions, took advantage of another calamitous error by the otherwise impressive Espanyol backline and rifled in Barca’s third from close range in the 87th minute.

The pressure was on Barca after Real Madrid had beaten Valencia 2-1 earlier in the day to provisionally lead the standings, and the champions got an early fright when Jurado eased into their area but fired wide of the far post.

Espanyol’s good organisation then went to waste when Jurado gifted the ball to Suarez, who knocked it past former Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez with an effortless flick of the outside of his right boot to send the champions on their way. “I think we deserved the win because we gave

a serious performance,” said Barca coach Luis Enrique. “We knew that in the second half their high pressing would allow us to create more up front. We wore out the opposition.”

Barca top the standings on 81 points due to their superior head-tohead record over Real, who also have 81 and have a game in hand. Marcelo came to Real Madrid’s rescue four minutes after his side had conceded a potentially crucial Valencia equaliser, from Dani Parejo, that could have seriously dented their hopes of landing a first title since 2012. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in five league games to put Real ahead in the 27th minute but in the second half had a penalty saved by Diego Alves, who

turned away a league-record sixth spot kick of the campaign.

Valencia had given Real a scare when Santi Mina hit the woodwork in the opening minute and the visitors pulled level in the 82nd minute with a thumping free kick from Parejo, the former Real academy player, who had fouled Luka Modric for the penalty.

Marcelo promptly grabbed the winner, cutting inside from the lefthand side of the area and curling the ball under Alves with his right foot, as Real’s title bid benefited from yet another crucial late goal. “I can’t explain how we keep on scoring late goals. All I know is it’s exciting, it’s beautiful,” coach Zinedine Zidane told reporters.. (rtr)

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Fit-again Kaka scores for Orlando on emotional return

Kaka made a triumphant return from injury with a goal in Orlando City’s 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer on Saturday. The 35-year-old Brazilian, who had been out since leaving the season opener with a hamstring injury, was inserted in the 60th minute and he

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Bayern Munich’s players celebrates after the match after winning the Bundesliga

Bayern take fifth straight Bundesliga crown with win at Wolfsburg

BERLIN - Bayern Munich celebrated their record-extending fifth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday after crushing VfL Wolfsburg 6-0 to open up an unassailable 10-point lead over secondplaced RB Leipzig with three matches remaining.

The Bavarians, who have now won 27 German championships, are on 73 points with Leipzig on 63 after they were held to a goalless draw by Ingolstadt earlier in the day.

“It is amazing what this team did again this season in the Bundesliga,” said retiring Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. “It is not a given that we will always march through the league like we did this season.” Bundesliga leading scorer Robert Lewandowski netted twice to take his league goal tally to 28 and David Alaba, Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben and Joshua Kimmich were also on target as Bayern rode roughshod over the hosts.

The Bavarians had promised to bounce back following their mid-week German Cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund and last week’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid. They had also failed to win either of their last two league matches, going five games without a win in all competitions as their potential treble-winning season turned into a one-title affair.

“I am extremely happy and we deserved the victory,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti. “It was an amazing experience and I want to thank the fans and the club. Now is the time to celebrate.” There was no self-doubt within Ancelotti’s team on Saturday as they scored three times before halftime, knowing Leipzig had failed to win their match.

Bayern finished off the relegation-threatened Wolves with three more goals in the second half, when the hosts were reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of former Bayern player Luiz Gustavo. “The league is the most hon-

est of titles,” said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

“And now we have won it for the fifth straight time. That is something unusual and amazing.

“We will have a good party tonight and then on the last matchday with the fans. I played 10 years at Bayern and won two league titles. Now we have done it five times in a row. Outstanding.”

Borussia Dortmund remained in third place on 57 points following their goalless draw against Cologne.

Hoffenheim, two points behind in fourth, can move back into the top three with victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Bottom club Darmstadt 98 beat Freiburg 3-0 to earn their third straight win and give themselves yet another lifeline as they are eight points below the relegation playoff spot.

Werder Bremen made it nine wins in their last 11 games with a 2-0 win over European rivals Hertha Berlin to move into sixth place, a point behind their opponents. (rtr)

scored in the stoppage time.

“I cannot put in words what I’m feeling, the emotions to be back to be playing, to score and win another game at home,” the former Brazil midfielder told reporters.

“When I came on the field and all of the supporters clapped for me and were saying my name, it was

unbelievable.

“Today, I showed that I’m ready to join the team again and be part of this amazing group,” added Kaka, the league’s highest paid player.

Orlando (6-1-0) also got its first goal of the campaign from Carlos Rivas who helped the team stay perfect at home. (rtr)

CSKA Sofia coaches hit by firework, stones

SOFIA - Three members of CSKA Sofia’s coaching staff were hit after fans hurled firecrackers and stones during their 3-0 win over bitter city rivals Levski in the Bulgarian league on Saturday. Assistant coach Stefan Genov, their German fitness coach, Thomas Neubert, and another assistant, Kiril Dinchev, were all hit when Levski supporters began throwing missiles at the CSKA bench after Brazilian striker Fernando Karanga scored the third goal in the 53rd minute.

Part of a firecracker struck Genov close to his eye, but he told reporters he was fine. “Thomas was injured after he was hit by a stone and Kiril Dinchev was also hit by a stone,” he said after the Balkan country’s most explosive derby fixture.

Dinchev said that Neubert’s hearing was temporarily damaged in the incidents during the illtempered affair, which featured seven yellow and

two red cards. The eternal derby, as clashes between the two most popular clubs in Bulgaria are known, has a long history of crowd violence.

A 30-year-old man was killed by a bomb in 2000 and hooliganism and arrests have been rife in the past. In 2014 CSKA coach Stoycho Mladenov was knocked unconscious by a snowball thrown from Levski fans.

On Saturday CSKA enjoyed a flying start, scoring twice in the first six minutes through Portuguese midfielder Arsenio and winger Kiril Despodov.

Karanga’s header in the second half put the issue beyond doubt.

The 3-0 win allowed CSKA to leapfrog Levski into second place. The two teams, however, are 13 points behind leaders Ludogorets, who also have a game in hand. (rtr)

Suarez double keeps Barca top after late Marcelo strike rescues Real

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Real Madrid’s Marcelo celebrates scoring.

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BARCELONA - Barcelona came through a testing local derby at Espanyol, winning 3-0 to cling to their slender lead at the top of La Liga after rivals Real Madrid had set the challenge by beating Valencia 2-1 in the earlier kick-off. Barca triumphed thanks to two clinical finishes from Luis Suarez and a strike from Ivan Rakitic following a vintage slalom run by Lionel Messi.

Suarez pounced on a disastrous backpass from Jose Manuel Jurado to break the deadlock in the 50th minute and Rakitic sealed the win in the 76th by side-footing home Messi’s cutback after the Argentine had torn through the home defence. Suarez, who had failed to score in his previous five

games in all competitions, took advantage of another calamitous error by the otherwise impressive Espanyol backline and rifled in Barca’s third from close range in the 87th minute.

The pressure was on Barca after Real Madrid had beaten Valencia 2-1 earlier in the day to provisionally lead the standings, and the champions got an early fright when Jurado eased into their area but fired wide of the far post.

Espanyol’s good organisation then went to waste when Jurado gifted the ball to Suarez, who knocked it past former Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez with an effortless flick of the outside of his right boot to send the champions on their way. “I think we deserved the win because we gave

a serious performance,” said Barca coach Luis Enrique. “We knew that in the second half their high pressing would allow us to create more up front. We wore out the opposition.”

Barca top the standings on 81 points due to their superior head-tohead record over Real, who also have 81 and have a game in hand. Marcelo came to Real Madrid’s rescue four minutes after his side had conceded a potentially crucial Valencia equaliser, from Dani Parejo, that could have seriously dented their hopes of landing a first title since 2012. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in five league games to put Real ahead in the 27th minute but in the second half had a penalty saved by Diego Alves, who

turned away a league-record sixth spot kick of the campaign.

Valencia had given Real a scare when Santi Mina hit the woodwork in the opening minute and the visitors pulled level in the 82nd minute with a thumping free kick from Parejo, the former Real academy player, who had fouled Luka Modric for the penalty.

Marcelo promptly grabbed the winner, cutting inside from the lefthand side of the area and curling the ball under Alves with his right foot, as Real’s title bid benefited from yet another crucial late goal. “I can’t explain how we keep on scoring late goals. All I know is it’s exciting, it’s beautiful,” coach Zinedine Zidane told reporters.. (rtr)

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American cyclist Young dies five days after crash

Celuk Gold and Silversmiths GIANYAR - The village of Celuk, located approximately 4km southwest of the Sukawati District, is also Bali’s major centre for goldsmiths and silversmiths. The main road of Jalan Raya Celuk is lined up with galleries and workshops.

The village is usually an included stopover on tour itineraries to the central and northern regions such as Ubud and Kintamani. The silver and gold shops line the roads approximately 10km northeast from Denpasar. The village of Celuk is also a link between Bali’s Batubulan-MasSukawati-Ubud ‘golden pentacle’ of artisans and craftsmen.

The gold and silver items crafted

here are of high quality and feature unique and elaborate designs as the craftsmen are known for their skills and their industriousness.

Almost all of the households in the village are homes to jeweller families and each Celuk villager possesses artistic skills in developing and executing intricate designs and varying patterns.

The gold and silver items they produce include souvenirs and mass export items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, studs, broaches and many other Balinese ceremonial accessories and adornments.

As a tourism destination, Celuk

welcomes visitors by the day who come to see the elaborate designing and production processes up close and witness a work of art in the making. Also, produce can be purchased directly here.

Many of the households act as galleries, showcasing items in their front houses through glass displays and others are viewable in their workshops.

Heading eastward along the Jalan Raya Celuk thoroughfare, immediately visible are the rows of galleries and art shops dealing with gold and silver. Several spots also feature items other than jewellery such as uniquely designed silverware; elephant motif spoons, floral

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British boxer Anthony Joshua, left, fights Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko for Joshua’s IBF and the vacant WBA Super World and IBO heavyweight titles at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Joshua won with an 11th round stoppage.

design-rich forks, plates and trays and more is for sale here.

The many rows of art shops welcome not only prospective buyers, but also visitors who are merely interested in their design and production processes.

Finished products are displayed in 360-degree viewing glass cases, enabling visitors to inspect the designs from all angles. Should you wish to inspect an item even closer, you may ask the gallery or shopkeeper to take them out for you, and they will be happy to explain the process of production and other interesting details behind the items.

Most of the items have small paper price tags in US$ and, in many cases, IDR. Prices vary according to weight or the intricacy of the design with items such as small pendants starting from IDR 50,000 or approximately US$ 5.5.

Complex, magnificent items such as silver sail ships in glass displays, or a temple replica reach a high of about IDR 15 million.

Although most of the items bear price tags, bargaining is still possible. A common rule of thumb when buying items at traditional art markets also applies here; start with half of the price on the tag.

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Joshua set to go global after thrilling Klitschko triumph

LONDON - Anthony Joshua was hailed as “the biggest star in British sport and the biggest star in world boxing” after his exhilarating world heavyweight title triumph over Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday sky-rocketed him into the global sporting elite.

After the Briton’s 11th round stoppage of Ukraine’s rejuvenated former champion at Wembley Stadium in a heavyweight title fight for the ages, Joshua’s handlers outlined ambitious plans to turn him into a global phenomenon.

Promoter Eddie Hearn envisages the charismatic, 27-year-old, who unified the IBF and WBA titles in front of a record-equalling 90,000 crowd, emulating his idol, Muhammad Ali, by taking his special talent around the world.

Just as Ali won the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with George Foreman in Zaire and the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ against Joe Frazier, Hearn has plans for Joshua to light up new venues in China, the Middle East and Africa.

“In terms of worldwide stardom, I said ‘you win this fight and you become the biggest star in British sport and the biggest star in world

boxing’,” Hearn told reporters.

“The way he won confirmed it to me,” added the promoter, after revealing that the British pay-perview take up for the fight had been more than the record 1.15 million for the Manny Pacquaio-Floyd Mayweather 2015 ‘fight of the century’.

Joshua, the 2012 Olympic superheavyweight champion, again made for scintillating TV, having to show considerable heart to go with his concussive power to recover from a sixth round knock-down -- the first of his unbeaten professional career.

He got up, took time to recover his senses and find a second wind before twice knocking down Klitschko in the 11th round before the referee came to the stricken Ukrainian’s rescue. It was Joshua’s 19th straight win inside the distance.

“Yet there’s so much more

improvement to come. By unifying the title, I think we completed phase two of the four phases in AJ’s career,” said Hearn.

Phase three, he said, would be the big-money defences around the globe. “The plan, rather than just keep going in the UK, is to explore and break new markets and boundaries,” explained Hearn.

“Like the Middle East, China -- I could see him fighting in the Bird’s Nest Stadium -- and Africa. I want to go worldwide with him. Ali was one of AJ’s inspirations. He knows everything he did.”

British boxing had rarely seen a night like this, so thrilling indeed that even the ‘Terminator’ himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was beside himself at ringside, tweeting that it was “one of the most exciting fights I have ever seen.”

Even Klitschko, who said he would take time to decide whether to continue boxing at 41, reckoned: “It was a great night for boxing and the fans. You will probably be surprised by my statement, but I don’t feel like I lost. Tonight, we all won.” (rtr)

ARIZONA - American cyclist Chad Young died on Friday evening in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, five days after crashing during the Tour of the Gila, the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team announced on Saturday.

Young, 21, suffered severe head injuries in the crash, which occurred at high speed during a mountain descent in New Mexico.

“We lost a friend, a team mate and a family member. I have no words that can express my pain over this loss,” said team manager Axel Merckx, general manager.

“I can only say that I am very thankful to have known him and that I feel privileged to have been able to share in his passion for cycling.”

The fatal crash also involved several other cyclists, who escaped serious injury.

“The crash itself was really no different or remarkable to any other,” Mobius Future Racing general manager Tom Petty told cyclingnews.com. “A small bunch of riders came into the corner.

It was a bit deceiving; they realised they’d misjudged it and in the correction, lost control and crashed,” he said.

Young, from New Hampshire, in his third year with the Axeon team, was racing his first Tour of the Gila.

Fellow cyclists paid tribute to him after hearing the news.

One, Nate Morse, wrote on Instagram: “Chad Young: A friend, a teammate, and an inspiration. A talent, a genius, but humble. An unforgettable smile, laugh, and personality.” (rtr)

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Trump celebrates first 100 days as president, blasts media

HARRISBURG - U.S. President Donald Trump hit the road on Saturday to celebrate his first 100 days in the White House with cheering supporters at a campaign-style rally, touting his initial achievements and lashing out at critics.

Trump told a Pennsylvania crowd he was just getting started on meeting his campaign promises. He repeatedly attacked an “incompetent, dishonest” media, saying they were not telling the truth about his administration’s accomplishments.

“My administration has been delivering every single day for the great citizens of our country,” Trump said in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “We are keeping one promise after another, and frankly the people are really happy about it.”

The rally occurred on the same day as a climate march at which thousands of protesters surrounded the White House, and it also coincided with the annual black-tie White House press dinner in Washington.

Trump and his staff chose to skip the press dinner because of what he said was unfair treatment by the press. Trump said he was thrilled to be away from the “Washington swamp”.

“A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation’s capital right now,” Trump said to loud boos from the crowd. “If the media’s job is to be honest and to tell the truth, the media deserves a very, very big fat failing grade.”

Trump listed what he said were some of his key early accomplishments, including the successful confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice Neil Gorsuch and clearing away many regulations on the environment and business.

He also listed his approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, killing a pending Asian trade pact, and enhanced security measures that have led to a sharp decline in illegal border crossings at the southern border.

“The world is getting the message: if you try to illegally enter the United States, you will be caught, detained, deported or put in prison,” Trump said.

He shrugged off his failure to score major legislative victories on his core campaign promises, such as repeal and

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U.S. President Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 29, 2017. replacement of the Affordable Care Act and construction of a Mexican border wall. Trump’s ban on visitors from some Muslim nations was blocked in court.

He blamed Democrats for the legislative failures so far and said all of his promises would be kept eventually.

“We’ll build the wall, people, don’t even worry about it,” he said.

Some supporters in the crowd said they were willing to give Trump more time.

“I voted for him and I’ll give him a year. That’s enough time to whip Congress into shape and get some deals done,” said Michael Casciaro, 54, a civilian contractor for the military.

Trump said he reversed course on promises to name China a currency manipulator because he wanted its help in trying to rein in North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.

Trump has said all options are on the table if Pyongyang

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, attend the BBC’s Marr Show in London, Britain April 30, 2017.

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Dupont-Aignan is a nationalist whose protectionist economic policies are close to those of the National Front’s Le Pen and who, like her, wants to reduce the powers of European Union institutions.

He scored 4.7 percent of votes in the first round on April 23, and

announced on Friday, as widely expected, that he was backing her for the decisive May 7 second round.

The alliance could help draw in other voters from the edges of the mainstream right, but it risks alienating some of the far-left support she needs if she is to upset the odds and win France’s most important election in decades.

“We will form a government of national unity that brings together people

persists in its nuclear development.

In an excerpt of an interview with “Face the Nation” of CBS, set to air on Sunday and Monday and conducted during the trip to Pennsylvania, Trump said he would “not be happy” if North Korea conducted a nuclear test. Asked if that would mean military action, Trump said “I don’t know, I mean we’ll see.”

Reveling in the cheers in Harrisburg, Trump made reference again to his upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, which he said “carried us to a big, beautiful win on Nov. 8.”

Trump left Washington as another in a series of protests against his administration was winding up. Thousands of marchers made their way through Washington’s streets during the People’s Climate March, a protest against Trump’s moves to roll back environmental regulations. (rtr)

UK PM May braces for difficult Brexit talks after EU adopts tough stance LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday divorce talks with the European Union would be difficult, responding to the tough stance taken by EU leaders over the upcoming Brexit negotiations.

EU leaders endorsed stiff di-

vorce terms for Britain on Saturday and warned Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to keep their access to EU markets.

“What this shows, and what some of the other comments we’ve seen coming from European leaders

shows, is that there are going to times when these negotiations are going to be tough,” May told the BBC. May also reaffirmed her position that she would be prepared to walk away from the talks on leaving the EU without a deal if she did not like what was on offer from Brussels. (rtr)

chosen for their competence and their love of France,” Le Pen told a Paris news conference, sitting side-by-side with her choice for premier.

The first round elimination of two other main presidential candidates, the far-left’s Jean-Luc Melenchon and conservative Francois Fillon, was greeted with relief by investors and EU partners of France, a founder of the bloc, a key member of the NATO defence alliance, and the world’s fifth

largest economy.

Le Pen had for months seemed sure of a second round place, even though the race was closely fought, and polls ahead of round one showed Macron with a far greater chance than Fillon of beating her next Sunday.

Melenchon, for his part, offered the prospect of a second-round choice between two candidates who would tear up international trade treaties and whose presidencies could be fatal to

a European Union already weakened

by Britain’s departure.

Macron and Le Pen between them accounted for only 45 percent of the first round vote, and the battle is now on for the remainder.

Polls show Macron winning next Sunday with about 59-60 percent, but the momentum has been with Le Pen, who has clawed back about five percentage points over the past week. (rtr)

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Female clerics declare fatwa on child marriage in Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR - Female clerics on Thursday issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage in Indonesia in a bid to stop young girls becoming brides in the world’s most populous Muslim country.

The fatwa - which is influential among Muslims but not legally binding - came at the end of an extraordinary three-day conference of female Islamic clerics: a rare example of women assuming a lead role in religious affairs in this mostly-Muslim country.

“Maternal mortality is very high in Indonesia. We - as female clerics - can play a role on the issue of child marriage,” conference organiser Ninik Rahayu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

“Female clerics know the issues and obstacles women face, we can take action and not just wait for the government to protect these children,” she said by phone from Cirebon in the West Java province, where the congress was held.

Indonesia has one of the worst records for under-age marriage - its high number of child brides puts it among the top 10 countries worldwide - and it is common for girls to marry before they turn 18. Thursday’s fatwa, or religious edict, called underage marriage “harmful” and said its prevention was mandatory.

FALLOUT OF EARLY WEDLOCK

One in six Indonesian girls

marry before they turn 18, equal to 340,000 girls a year, according to the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF. About 50,000 wed before they turn 15. A government report last year showed almost a quarter of married women aged 20-24 had entered wedlock when they were under 18.

The Southeast Asian nation has a population of 250 million.

Under Indonesian laws, the minimum age of marriage for girls is 16, and 19 for boys. In issuing the fatwa, the women clerics cited studies saying many Indonesian child brides could not continue their studies once wed and half their marriages ended in divorce.

They urged the government to raise the minimum marriage age for girls to 18, a demand activists have sought for years. Early marriage not only makes it more likely that girls will quit school, campaigners say it also increases the risks of exploitation, sexual violence, domestic abuse and death in childbirth.

About 300 participants took part in the congress, which included Indonesian women clerics and women leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Malaysia. Organisers billed the three-day conference as the first meeting of its kind in the world.

The congress also issued two other fatwa against environmental destruction and sexual violence, which the clerics said are against Islamic teaching and fundamental human rights. (rtr)

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Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo reviews troops with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte (not pictured) at the presidential palace ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, Philippines April 28, 2017.

Indonesia calls for stability, peace in Korean Peninsula

JAKARTA - Following a recent spike in tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Indonesia has called for stability and peace in the region.

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President Joko Widodo expressed concern over the rising tensions in the Korean peninsula during a retreat session at the 30th ASEAN Summit held at the Formal Living Room, Coconut Palace, Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday.

“The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should send across a strong message to North Korea to comply with all UN Security Council resolutions,” Widodo emphasized. The ASEAN also expects all parties to exercise restraint, so that the situation in the Korean peninsula will not spiral out of control. “Stability and peace in the Korean Peninsula must be restored,” he noted.

Furthermore, Widodo said he will discuss the

situation in the Korean Peninsula with President of the Peoples Republic of China Xi Jinping in the near future. ASEAN leaders also discussed other international issues, including counterterrorism and the South China Sea. Related to the issue of the South China Sea, ASEAN leaders expected the Code of Conduct (CoC) framework to be completed by mid-2017. The ASEAN member countries and China had discussed the CoC framework in Bali in December 2016, as outlined in the Bali draft.

The draft was further streamlined during a meeting in Siem Reap in Cambodia at the end of March in 2017.

Indonesia expressed hope that global superpowers would not use the South China Sea region to project their clout.

“Indonesia invites the Peoples Republic of China to continue contributing to stability and peace in the South China Sea region,” Widodo stated. (ant)

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BUSINESS Cuba warns of further belt tightening as Venezuelan crisis deepens

HAVANA - Cuba plans to reduce spending further in 2018 following two years of budget cuts, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma wrote on Friday, as a deepening crisis in socialist ally Venezuela puts the squeeze on its finances.

The Caribbean island began to slash imports and reduce the use of fuel and electricity last year, sending its centrally planned economy into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter century.

“The basic premise (of the 2018 plan) is to meet production and service goals through efficiency and a lowering of costs to levels less than in 2017,” Granma wrote on Friday, citing a presentation of Economy Minister Ricardo Cabrisas to the Council of Ministers.

In the wake of the 2014 crash in oil prices, Venezuela has reduced shipments of subsidized fuel to communist-run Cuba, as well as payments for Cuban professional services.

Other oil-producing allies, such as Angola and Algeria, also find themselves short of cash to pay for Cuban services.

Tourists sit in a balcony at a restaurant in old Havana, Cuba, April 28, 2017.

A boom in tourism has not been enough to stem the hemorrhaging of hard currency in a country embargoed by the United States. Cuba does not publish upto-date information on its debt, balance of payments and current account.

Cuban President Raul Castro admitted a year ago that the country was strapped for cash, adding in December that it was having trouble paying suppliers and thanking them for their patience.

The economy shrank 1 percent last year, he said, after averaging 3

percent growth the previous four years.

Relatively minor gas shortages appeared this month and the supply of imported consumer goods has been irregular this year.

Diplomats and foreign businessmen said some joint venture

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partners were having problems repatriating profits as state-run banks were short of cash to send abroad.

“It was reiterated that the plan (2018) must be objective, adjusted for the resources the country has,” Granma wrote.(rtr)

ed fees for the first time in decades in an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s long-neglected roads and bridges.

The measure will increase excise taxes on gasoline by 12 cents per gallon, from the current rate of 28 cents, and on diesel fuel by 20 cents per gallon over the next 10 years. It will go into effect in November.

The bill cleared the state legislature three weeks ago, on the strength of a two-thirds supermajority the Democrats wield in both houses that allows them to pass new taxes with little or no Republican support.

Republicans condemned the increases, saying the state’s transportation taxes and fees are already among the highest in the nation.

They call the measure the largest gasoline tax in California’s history.

“Californians got a lemon of a gas and car tax hike today,” Senate Republican leader Patricia Bates said.

The average motorist in California, a state renowned for its car culture, will see transportation costs rise by about $10 a month, the bill’s supporters say. The governor insisted the pain of higher taxes would be more than offset by economic benefits.

“Safe and smooth roads make California a better place to live and strengthen our economy,” Brown said. “This legislation will put thousands of people to work.”

Brown, a Democrat who has governed largely as a fiscal moderate, refused to back any plan that involved borrowing money to shore up a sagging transportation system that has gone unrepaired and unexpanded for decades.

Supporters say the measure is needed to address a mounting backlog of deferred maintenance projects, including more than 500 bridges statewide requiring major

repair, most of which are considered structurally deficient.

The fuel tax increases, together with higher vehicle registration fees and a new $100 annual fee on owners of electric-only vehicles, would raise $5.2 billion a year, all earmarked for road, highway and bridge repairs, along with mass transit and anti-congestion projects.

To address concerns that those revenues might end up diverted elsewhere in the budget, the bill calls for a state constitutional amendment to be placed on the June 2018 ballot that would, if approved, prohibit spending the funds on anything but transportation.

Supporters foresee creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next decade, based on a federal formula that projects gains of some 13,000 jobs for every $1 billion of investment.(rtr)

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Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, Devotees Appeal for Salvation and Welfare

Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan or commonly known as Buda Kliwon Pahang falling on Wednesday (May 10) is the end of the series of Galungan feast day. It is marked by withdrawing the penjor and burning it. Likewise, all the attributes of the penjor such as bakang, lamak, sampian and so on are burned. The ashes are put into a young ivory coconut and then buried in the house yard.

Ashes of the penjor symbolize prosperity, so that on that day the Hindus plead to God to be blessed with fertility. However, before withdrawing the penjor, people must first put offerings or canang on the bamboo platform shrine that the series of Galungan feast day has already completed. It is resumed with masegeh procession, including at the location of penjor.

Chairman of Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) Bali, Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana said that the series of Galungan feast day ends on Buda Kliwon Pahang.

Thus, the preaching of dharma has lasted for 42 days.

During the series of Galungan is also known as the Uncal Balung. During that time, people generally abstain from organizing Panca Yadnya (five sacrifices) ritual activities, including wedding, except for pujawali or festival at temple or family or clan temple happening to fall during this period. After Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, people usually go back

to choosing auspicious days to perform Panca Yadnya ceremony, including wedding.

Prof. Sudiana said that after the end of the Galungan series, people are reminded to always be able to apply the values ??of dharma (truth) and maintain victory against adharma. Human must be able to really win and take advantage of the graces bestowed on Galungan. “On Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan, we ask salvation, prosperity and protection from hazardous things to Motherland,” he said.

READ Topeng Panca of Denpasar City Buda Kliwon Pegatuwakan also poses an expression of gratitude to deities because we have been able to carry out the teachings during the Galungan feast day well. “Since then, human beings have been mature to bring themselves, not tied to adharma. They are considered to have possessed good thoughts, words and deeds so that they are ready to live their life well according to the teachings of dharma,” he asserted.

Topeng Panca of Denpasar City

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The City of Denpasar’s Council of the Arts is preparing a presentation of “Topeng Panca” for the Mask Parade that will be part the prestigious Bali Arts Festival (PKB) that is in its 38th year. They showed themselves ready during a performance presented to the Province of Bali’s steering committee at Bali Banjar Kehen, in Kesimen Petilan Village, Denpasar last week. Denpasar Topeng Panca’ (five masks) group, Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna was given the go ahead to perform in the Bali Arts Festival.

Head of Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna, Putu Adi Sujana explained that the theme of this performance was “Pagubangan Warak” or “The blood Spilling”. He also explained that the group only had a limited amount of time to rehearse because of the short notice that they were given by the Municipal Government and also because of the difficulty in scheduling rehearsals with members of the group who live far away.

“This is the risk one takes when working with people with experience, on the other hand there is no need to worry about the quality of the work. After this performance we will evaluate the situation based on the directions given by the Provincial committee”, he said.

The group is made all the more interesting because Made Jimat is one of the organisers. Jimat is widely admired by the public for having played a pivotal role in the development of the Topeng Keras and Torpeng Arsa Wijaya masked dances. Also, Mayor of Denpasar representative IGN Jayanegara along with City of Denpasar’s Departement of Culture representative Dra. Ni Nyoman Sujati, MM are also giving their full spport to Sekaa Gong Kencana Wiguna. (kmb)

After that, explained Prof. Sudiana, people just need to implement the values ??of dharma in everyday life to gain peace and tranquility. During the series of Galungan festivities lasting for one month and seven days, people are encouraged to control

themselves in order to live together and can perform services, dedication and quality improvement of human resources. Besides, they must do coexistence, mutual help and mutual respect according to religious teachings. (kmb)

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Boss of Bakas Levi Rafting dies

S.Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up

Alleged to be attacked by elephant while feeding SEMARAPURA - Big family of Bakas Levi Rafting at Bakas village, Banjarangkan, is mourning. It happens because the founder of rafting business and the elephant adventure, I Nyoman Levi Suwetha, 60, died while feeding the elephant on Friday (Apr. 28). It is unclear what caused the rafting business owner in Melangit River to die. There is a suspect if Nyoman Levi had been attacked by his elephant to faint. As a result, he was immediately rushed to emergency room of Klungkung Hospital.

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As information obtained in the field, Nyoman Levi is alleged to have been attacked by his elephant around 10:30.

As information obtained in the field, Nyoman Levi is alleged to have been attacked by his elephant around 10:30. It started when he came from Denpasar. When arriving at Bakas Levi Rafting, Nyoman Levi then fed his elephant in the cage. However, when feeding it, suddenly the male elephant of Lampung race wrapped around his body using its trunk and slammed him to fall unconscious.

After that, the victim (Nyoman Levi) was rushed to emergency room of Klungkung Hospital.

But when arrived at hospital around 10:50, the victim was declared to have died. Based on the information of the emergency room officer, the victim suffered an abrasion on top left side of the head with the length of about five centimeters, three centimeters wide and two centimeters deep. In addition, the victim also suffered blisters on the face and abrasion in the left thigh and in the right chest with a length of three centimeters, one centimeter wide and three centimeters deep. There are allegations if the wounds on the chest caused the victim to die.

From the observation at Klungkung Hospital, many families of Nyoman Levi had gathered in the emergency room. His son and daughter-in-law looked back and forth into the emergency room.

Family members looked shocked when arriving in the emergency room. However, they prohibited journalists and officers of Klungkung Police from seeking information and photos for privacy reasons.

The family also refused to do an autopsy. Moreover, the management of Bakas Levi Rafting also denied the incidents afflicting to its boss.

To a number of journalists, the management of Bakas Levi Rafting, Nyoman Merta, at the hospital said that his boss has a history of heart disease. He also suspected Nyoman Levi died of fatigue. Previously, he attended many activities ranging from Galungan feast day to melasti ceremony by walking from Klungkung four-way intersection to Pundukdawa Temple at Dawan.

“We do not know whether they have any correlation. However, his body looks lethargic after that,” said Nyoman Merta.

However, Nyoman Merta admitted that his boss died while feeding the elephant in Bakas Levi Rafting.

Almost every day Nyoman Levi is said to feed the small animal in Bakas Levi Rafting, including the elephants he raised. The food given is in the form of fruits taken from home. Right now, he raises a total of eight elephants in Bakas Levi Rafting.

“For the past 20 years I worked with him, he very much loves animal and can quickly adapt. Instead I salute with him because he is the only local entrepreneur of Bali paying attention to animals,” he said.

What about the process of burial or pelebon? Nyoman Merta could not ascertain because there is still a ceremony at Dalem Temple of Bakas village. So, his party with the family will further coordinate with the local customary village. “For a while, his body is commended at Sanglah Hospital while waiting for coordination with customary village,” he said.

Separately, Chief of Banjarangkan Police, Ni Luh Wirati, when confirmed justified the incident.

According to her, her institution and personnel have come down to investigate the crime scene. Proceeds of crime scene investigation indicated that the incident afflicting to the boss of Bakas Levi Rafting is purely work accident. “We’ve done crime scene investigation.

And it is pure work accident,” she said. (kmb)

To restore population

Hundreds of thousands of fingerlings restocked in Lake Batur

BANGLI - Fish population in the waters of Lake Batur, Kintamani, had reduced due to the burst of sulfur. The sulfur originating from the bottom of the lake had an impact on the death of thousands of fish living wild in the Lake Batur en masse. To restore the fish population in Lake Batur, the government of Bangli did restocking of hundreds of thousands of fingerlings on Friday (Apr. 28).

The restocking activities were held at Kedisan village, Kintamani, led by Assistant III of General Administration Affairs, Wayan Warta Megantara, in a series of the 813th anniversary of Bangli town followed by some heads of agency in the Bangli government and the community.

Wayan Megantara who was representing the Regent of Bangli, Made Gianyar, said the restocking activity is the best measure to restore and increase fish population in public waters of Lake Batur.

This restocking activity also helps the community to fulfill their fish protein and improve people’s economy around Batur Lake. To that end, the government hoped the community and fish farmers in the area of Lake Batur to continuously assist the government programs in the eco-friendly fishery development and maintain the preservation of Lake Batur.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fishery Agency (PKP), I Wayan Sukartana, said that restock-

ing activity is a regular activity conducted by the government of Bangli every year. On Friday, it restocked 100,000 fingerlings in Lake Batur.

Aside from at Kedisan village, the restocking activities will also be done gradually this year.

As planned, another restocking will be held on August 19 at Buahan village amounting to 50,000 fingerlings, 50,000 fingerlings at Abang Batu Dinding village and 100,000 fingerlings at Hulundanu Songan village on September 23.

“To carry out the continuous restocking activities from year to year, there should also be support from related parties both from private parties, fishery business players and general public,” said Sukartana. (kmb40)

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To restore the fish population in Lake Batur, the government of Bangli did restocking of hundreds of thousands of fingerlings.

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An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017.

ASEAN gives Beijing a pass on S. China Sea dispute, cites ‘improving cooperation’ MANILA - Southeast Asian leaders took a softer stance on disputes in the South China Sea during a summit that ended on Saturday, avoiding tacit references to China’s building and arming of its manmade islands, according to the chairman’s statement.

A final statement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was not made available until Sunday, dropped the references to “land reclamation and militarization” included in the text issued at last year’s meeting in Laos and an earlier, unpublished version seen by Reuters on Saturday.

The outcome follows what two ASEAN diplomats said were efforts by Chinese foreign ministry and embassy officials in Manila to pressure ASEAN chair the Philippines to keep Beijing’s contentious activities in the strategic waterway off ASEAN’s official agenda.

It also indicates four ASEAN members who the diplomats said had wanted a firmer position had agreed to the more conciliatory tone in the statement.

China is not a member of ASEAN and was not attending the summit but is extremely sensitive about the content of its statements and considers it a barometer of

the bloc’s dissent over its artificial islands in disputed waters.

China’s embassy in Manila could not be reached and its foreign ministry did not respond to request for comment on Saturday.

The ASEAN statement also noted “the improving cooperation between ASEAN and China”, and did not include references to “tensions” or “escalation of activities” seen in earlier drafts and in last year’s text.

It noted some leaders’ concerns about “recent developments”.

Beijing has reacted angrily to members expressing their concern about its rapid reclamation of reefs in the Spratly archipelago and its installation of missile systems on them.

According to some experts, China is now capable of deploying combat aircraft on several of its manmade features.

POINTLESS TO PRESSURE The softened statement comes

as the current ASEAN chairman, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeks to bury the hatchet with China after years of wrangling over its maritime assertiveness, including its four-year blockade of the Scarborough Shoal.

Beijing has quietly eased that, in response to Duterte’s request to allow Filipinos to fish there again.

Duterte set the tone for the meeting on Thursday when he told reporters it would be pointless discussing China’s maritime activities, because no one dared to pressure Beijing anyway.

An ASEAN diplomat on Sunday said the statement was a genuine representation of the atmosphere of the Manila meetings.

“We respected the Philippines’ views and cooperated with the Philippines as this year’s chair,” the diplomat said.

“It clearly reflected how the issue was discussed.”

Duterte’s foreign policy approach represents a stunning reversal of that of the previous administration, which had close ties with the United States and was seen by China as a nuisance. (rtr)

SEOUL - South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.

In a telephone call on Sunday, Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, reassured his South Korean counterpart, Kim Kwan-jin, that the U.S. alliance with South Korea was its top priority in the AsiaPacific region, the South’s presidential office said.

The conversation followed another North Korean missile test-launch on Saturday which Washington and Seoul said was unsuccessful, but which drew widespread international condemnation.

Trump, asked about his message to North Korea after the latest missile test, told reporters: “You’ll soon find out”, but did not elaborate on what the U.S. response would be.

Trump’s comments in an interview with Reuters on Thursday that he wanted Seoul to pay for the THAAD deployment perplexed South Koreans and raised questions about his commitment to the two countries’ alliance.

South Korean officials responded that the cost was for Washington to bear, under the bilateral agreement.

“National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster explained that the recent statements by President Trump were

made in a general context, in line with the U.S. public expectations on defence cost burden-sharing with allies,” South Korea’s Blue House said in a statement, adding that McMaster requested the call.

Major elements of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system were moved into the planned site in Seonjgu, in the south of the country, this week.

The deployment has drawn protests from China, which says the powerful radar which can penetrate its territory will undermine regional security, and from local residents worried they will be a target for North Korean missiles.

About 300 residents rallied on Sunday as two U.S. Army lorries tried to enter the THAAD deployment site.

Video provided by villagers showed protesters blocking the road with a car and chanting slogans such as “Don’t lie to us! Go back to your country!”

Police said they had sent about 800 officers to the site and two residents were injured during clashes with them.

South Korea and the United States say the sole purpose of THAAD is to guard against North Korean missiles.

The United States is seeking more help from China, the North’s major ally, to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development. Trump, in the Reuters interview, praised Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a “good man”. (rtr)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor (L bottom) is seen in Seongju, South Korea, April 26, 2017.

Picture taken April 26, 2017.

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Introducing insect world to children

Lotus Lantern Festival

SEOUL - It’s been quite a few years since Buddha walked the earth, but his life and example are still celebrated across the world. Although each country honors the icon a bit differently, nowhere can you get a more thrilling crash course in all things Buddha than at Seoul’s annual Lotus Lantern Festival. For three glorious days in May, when the big guy’s turns a year older, Korea pulls out all the stops and throws the best birthday party ever.

Taking place across Seoul, the Lotus Lantern Festival is an annual celebration of Buddha’s birth. Preceding the festival, over 100,000 brightly colored lanterns are hung around the streets of Seoul symbolizing offerings of light and compassion. After the lighting of the giant Jangeumdang, the lantern representative of Buddha, the festivities begin! Over 100 experience booths are set up for activities such as teaching visitors to make their own rosaries or lanterns, or dances by host monks in bright robes. The festivi-

ties culminate in the Daedong Celebration, a night of singing and dancing amidst a shower of pink lotus petals.

Although the festival begins Friday evening with the traditional lantern exhibition at Bongeunsa Temple, things don’t really get moving until the song and dance-filled Eoulim Hanmadang (Opening Celebration) the following day. However, if you can only squeeze in one event, the Lotus Lantern Parade is by far the must see. The 2.5 hour parade runs from Dongdaemun History and Culture Park down Jongno Street to Joygesa Temple and literally brings the city to a standstill.

Imagine more than 100,000 locals in traditional dress (hanbok) carrying illuminated lanterns in the shape of flowers, fruits, animals and other Buddhist symbols down one of Seoul’s busiest streets. It’s truly a magical sight. Tapgol Park near Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station is the best bet for a perfect view of the festivities.

The paper and silk lotus lanterns don’t just make for great photo ops; they are an important reminder of Buddha’s life and mission – symbolizing wishes for health, long life and abundance. Buddhism dictates that, in the lighting of a lotus lantern, one commits to doing good in the world and being a proverbial light in the darkness. It’s a wonderful opportunity for followers to focus and rededicate themselves to the tenets of Buddhism. The ceremony has been a staple of the Korean calendar as far back as the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, and is as much a celebration of Korean heritage as it is of Buddha’s birth.

Following the parade is Hoehyang Hanmadang, or simply the post-parade celebration. The Hoehyang Hanmadang is a flurry of events and performances culminating with the traditional ganggangsullae (basically a big, tricky word for a circle dance). Take the opportunity to grab a stranger’s hand while you dance and sing amidst scattered flower

petals. End the night with the great lantern release. Traditionally, wishes and resolutions (seowon) are jotted down on small scraps of paper and burned as thousands of wish lanterns float up into the night sky. The evening ends with the Yeondeungnori (Final Celebration) procession from Insa-dong to the front of Jogyesa Temple.

Generally held on the final afternoon of the three-day event, the Buddhist Street Festival and performances near Jogyesa Temple are also worth checking out. Visitors can stroll through more than 100 booths highlighting various aspects of Buddhist culture.

This is the place to perfect your Buddhist bow, take part in tea ceremony demonstrations, practice Zen meditation and breathing or paint your very own Buddha portrait. If that hasn’t satisfied your Zen lust make your own lantern, taste temple dishes or strike up a conversation with a friendly monk. A tip: they’re the ones in grey who can’t seem to stop smiling. (IBP/net)

FESTIVE atmosphere was presented in the north parking lot of Lumintang City Park on Saturday morning (Apr. 29). Dozens of elementary school-age children in scout and sport uniforms seemed to meet the Indonesian Mantis and Phasmid Forum (IMPF) stand guarded by Garda Bagus Damastra and Ilham Maulana Ibrahim.

Breeders of various types of mantis and phasmid from Yogyakarta and Bandung are indeed invited specifically to enliven the Agrifest 2017. In the annual event, the student executive board of Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, introduced the world of insects to elementary school and kindergarten students in Denpasar.

According to Garda Bagus Damastra, the IMPF does have a moral obligation to educate the public, especially younger generation regarding the insect life, especially from the family of Mantidae and Phylliidae. Not a few of these insects are very beneficial to farmers because they serve as a predator or natural predator of various types of agricultural pests.

On the other hand, many children are frightened or phobic when dealing with insects and consider it a hazardous animal that must be destroyed. “Actually, there are so many species of insects that must be preserved because of their vital function in maintaining the balance of ecosystem. One of them serves as a predator or natural predator of various types of agricultural pests.

Through this event, the IMPF wanted to educate people especially elementary and kindergarten students. If serious and painstaking, they can also take care of, treat and even breed these insects in a special cage,” he said.

Other than serving as a predator of agricultural crop pests, he said, some types of mantis and phasmid also have a fairly high economic value because of their unique appearance having beautiful and attractive color. Moreover, some of them have now become favorite animal like chirping birds, dogs and cats as well as various other exotic animals.

This phenomenon is seen as a very promising economic opportunity so that breeders appear in numbers that specifically breed mantis and phasmid for sale. The emergence of these breeders is certainly very positive because they are able to reduce the action of catching these insects in their natural habitat.

“Currently, there are many successful hobbyists that breed various types of mantis and phasmid in terrarium or special cage. Of course, it is very wise if the insect hobbyists wishing to keep these insects purchase from the captive or does not rely on the catch from nature.

By that way, the preservation of these insects in their natural habitat can be maintained,” Garda Bagus Damastra suggested.

Meanwhile, Ilham Maulana Ibrahim added that raising mantis and phasmid is not too complicated. However, he advised the hobbyists to keep the mantis from the results of breeding. In addition to having higher survival as it is conditioned to be able to adapt to confined spaces, it is essential for conservation or preservation of these insects in their natural habitat.

“Moreover, its presence in nature also acts as farmers’ friend because it helps eradicate pests of agriculture naturally,” he reminded. (ian)

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Breeders of various types of mantis and phasmid from Yogyakarta and Bandung are indeed invited specifically to enliven the Agrifest 2017.

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The estimation on the decline in coffee production in harvest 2017 makes farmers rather difficult to meet the export demand.

Extreme weather

Farmers difficult to meet export quota of Robusta coffee

TABANAN - Based on experience of each odd year, the production of Robusta coffee in Pupuan shows an increase. However, this is doubtful to happen in 2017 due to extreme weather so that the growth of coffee fruit declines and the harvest is estimated to delay from the previous schedule. The estimation on the decline in coffee production in harvest 2017 makes farmers rather difficult to meet the export demand. The export demand for Pupuan Robusta coffee this year amounts to three containers.

Plantation Division Head of the Tabanan Agriculture Agency, Dewa Ketut Budidana Susila, said on Wednesday (Apr. 26) that the export demand in 2016 reaching two containers could only be met one container by farmers. In 2017, the demand increases to three containers. “But considering the extreme conditions like this time, it is feared the demand is difficult to be met,” he said.

Harvest of Robusta coffee in Tabanan reaches its peak in July to September. Currently, some coffee plants have borne fruits, but not yet ready to be harvested. Meanwhile, the exported coffee depends on whether the demand is in the form of redly and wetly picked or dry conditions. “By and large, the demand is in the form of being picked redly and wetly. To fulfill this, farmers must pick their coffee beans in really ripe condition before being processed. It is not so dry and 10 days after picking,” explained God Budi.

Short processing time and storage for redly and

wetly picked coffee bean would require a large enough harvest so that the fulfillment of export quota can be undertaken when the coffee is in peak harvest time.

Considering the export potential of Robusta coffee of Pupuan, it is necessary to improve the quality and stability of production. In order to be able to overcome this, the government of Tabanan encouraged farmers of Robusta coffee in Pupuan from 39 subak abian groups to participate in the Society of Geographical Indications Protection (MPIG) certification of the Pupuan Robusta coffee. The assessment itself will take place on May 14 and 15, 2017.

According to Dewa Budi, preparation for the MPIG certification has been made since 2015. With the ownership of the certificate, farmers’ commitment and protection of their coffee production will be maintained.

“The certification also states therein that there should be no land conversion. As a result, coffee plantation must be maintained so as to keep production in the future,” explained Dewa Budi.

After obtaining the MPIG certificate, the agriculture agency will provide staff training on quality maintenance so that the quality of the exported Robusta coffee can be assessed and maintained for safe and accountable quality when exported in the future.

Based on the data in 2016, Pupuan has 39 subak abian groups with the area of Robusta coffee plantation reaching 9,586.31 hectares, where 822.45 hectares of them belong to the plants that have not produced yet; 8,197.91 hectares of productive plants and 1,134.27 hectares of plants that have not produced yet or damaged plants. Meanwhile, the number of Robusta coffee production in 2016 reached 6,101.61 tons. (kmb24)

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To face invasion of outside entrepreneurs

Bali needs to strengthen human resources

SINGARAJA - Business sector in Bali grows quite rapidly. It is not just limited to tourism touted to have the largest investment climate in the world.

Lately, the business in the form of provision of Hindu ritual paraphernalia begins to emerge.

Ironically and lately, this profession is even pursued by the outsiders. Meanwhile, the Hindus as users seem to keep

silent like spectators. “When observed, undeniably there are a number of materials for Hindu ritual needs brought in from outside, ranging from coconut to incense,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha), Dr. Naswan Suharsono, on Wednesday (Apr. 26).

According to Suharsono, the needs for Hindu ritual paraphernalia in Bali are very high. It cannot be separated from their life frequently coming into contact with customs

and religion. Analogically, ritual paraphernalia is the yolk whose position serves as the core of the other elements. Then, tourism and industrial sector sit outside and only becomes supporting element.

Departing from this phenomenon, business development related to the devotees is very potential to be cultivated.

Moreover, it is not impossible that it will support the tourism sector where in Bali it is more cultural-based. “Cultural tourism is supported by religion, so that ritual business is very supportive,” he said.

In order to dismiss the invasion of outside entrepreneurs, it is necessary to strengthen human resources that lead to the growth of young entrepreneur who is currently very little.

Surely, to realize it requires a hard work, one of which is building synergies with colleges and partnerships with those having first pursued the business sector.

“Those having experienced the problems like this (minimal entrepreneur—Ed) are not only Bali, but almost all the regions in Indonesia. Ideally, a region or state, a least 5 percent of its population should become entrepreneur, but we are still less than two percent. Bali can awaken it so that the next generation of Bali will return to condition as ever before,” he said.

Amid such situation, this professor from Banyuwangi, East Java, confirmed that Hindu people should start to change their mind, which is able to excel to host. The ritual paraphernalia made independently will be able to bring Bali to get to a more divine vibration. “With such divine vibration, Bali will be more frequented,” he affirmed.

To establish businesses, the role of rural credit agency (LPD) is considered very strategic. As the existence of being much attached to customary village, it will be able to become a source of capital. However, it should be supported by socio-economic and socio-religious oriented management. “Both things must be balanced and made harmonious.

The concept has been owned by Balinese people,” said Suharsono. (sos)

Mangrove supports Nusa Penida tourism the Bali forestry agency to show off the real situation in the field and it has been processed for several times to follow up the proposal,” he explained.

According to Regent Suwirta, the people currently occupying the mangrove forest are ready to rent or pay levies related to the utilization of the mangrove forest. Since there is no clarity in the utilization of mangrove forests, the community becomes restless in exploiting the areas belonging to protected areas.

In addition to be built with tourist accommodation, local community coalesced into a group of 30 people also manage the mangrove forest under supervision of local village. The group has the task to guide travelers around the mangrove park, including managing the park so as to remain clean and beautiful.

Each boat at least can carry four passengers with the rental price of

IDR 100,000. Escorted by a tour guide, travelers will be invited to look around the mangrove destination for about 30 minutes. “We submit to the village as much as IDR 10,000 per boat,” said Ni Made Dani, a member of the mangrove park group at Jungut Batu village.

During holiday season, the number of tourist visits at least reach thousands of people in a week.

They are dominated by travelers from China, England, Australia and others. Besides, there are many travelers during school holidays.

“During high season, I can carry five crossings,” he said.

Ni Made Dani admitted that since three years ago she begun to pursue in the field of tourism.

It happens because her husband, Made Sutiamat, died due to being struck by lightning while harvesting seaweed in 2014. At that time, this mother of three children was also a farmer, but the income was

uncertain with an average of IDR 500,000 per month. So, she then decided to work as a tour guide in the mangrove park with initial

capital to buy a fiber boat worth IDR 3 million. “Now, on average I can earn IDR 90,000 per day,” she concluded. (dwa)

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TORONTO - “Star Trek” fans can now get Starfleet’s most famous figures to help deliver their mail, thanks to a new collection of seven stamps issued on Friday by Canada Post, the country’s mail operator.

The stamps, a followup to a set released last year for the science-fiction franchise’s 50th anniversary, include the captains from each of the five “Star Trek” television series already aired. They are depicted alongside a key nemesis from the series.

The sixth stamp is of the Galileo shuttle craft, which first appeared in the original series in 1966. A holographic foil stamp in the shape of a “Borg” cube is the seventh in the collection. (rtr) A Star Trek stamp, part of a set of seven issued by Canada Post, is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained

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China’s first androgynous all-girl pop band challenges ideal of femininity BEIJING - China’s all-girl “boy band”, FFC-Acrush, had more than 749,000 followers on social networking site Weibo even before any of their music was released.

Sporting short bobs, loose T-shirts and barely there makeup, Acrush’s androgynous look is bucking centuries-old norms in a society where girls strive to look feminine and act demurely.

Marketed by sports brand Fantasy Football Confederation (FFC), the five women - aged 18 to 24 - held their first news conference in Beijing on Friday as their first single “Action” was released.

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj “We want the girls to break the Members of China’s all-girl “boyband” FFC- mould,” the band’s agent, Zhou Xiaobai, Acrush prepare for band’s maiden press told Reuters. conference in Beijing, China April 28, 2017.

The letter ‘A’ in the band’s name is a

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In 2005, a boyish-looking Li Yuchun briefly won fans with her style. She also sparked debate about how women should dress in a conservative society.

Held back by worry about a social backlash, the music industry had stayed away from marketing “handsome girl” acts until 2016.

Last year, Zhejiang Huati Culture Communication, an entertainment startup backed by Tencent Holdings, was looking to create a girl band when the idea of an androgynous act came about.

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Acrush is one of several bands under the FFC brand, which aims to be a pioneer in sports entertainment by mixing sports with music and dance.

All FFC bands - including Acrush must learn how to play soccer.

Soccer is backed President Xi Jinping, and the sport is expected to boom into a 5 trillion yuan ($725 billion) business by 2025.

“It is a new adventure for us and also for the Chinese pop music market,” said Min Junqian, a member of Acrush. (rtr)

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PARIS - President Francois Hollande urged the French on France but also for the European Saturday to choose centrist Emmanuel Macron over far-right Union.” opponent Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election, telling voters it was their duty to Europe as well Prime Minister French far-right presidential hopeas France.

Hollande had previously said he would vote for his former economy minister but had not given voting instructions.

Polls show Macron winning on May 7 with about 59-60 percent, but the momentum has been with Le Pen, who has clawed back about five percentage points over the past week.

Le Pen on Saturday chose defeated first-round candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her chosen prime minister if she were to be elected, a bid to attract his voters.

“One has to take the ballot paper, the Macron one, and consider it as the ballot that will prevent (the country) from the far right,” Hollande said on the sidelines of a European Union summit devoted to Brexit.

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ful Marine Le Pen on Saturday chose defeated first-round candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her prime minister, a bid to attract his voters and help her to victory over centrist favourite Emmanuel Macron.

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